COMM 2381 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nonverbal Communication, Signify, Voice Projection
2 Mar 2017
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Communication anxiety: the range of unpleasant sensations and fears you may experience before and/or during a presentation. Anticipatory anxiety: the fear of public speaking that occurs before the actual presentation. External factors of communication anxiety: unfamiliarity of the situation and importance of the occasion. Internal factors of communication anxiety: anxiety sensitivity, perfectionism, audience misconceptions, dire consequences. Anxiety sensitivity: the tendency to label weak symptoms of anxiety as fear and to over- respond to them (i. e. , fear of fear itself) Perfectionism: believing that you must be perfect in order to be effective. Specific fears of speaking: trembling/shaking, mind going blank, embarrassing yourself, unable to continue talking (freezing), making no sense/sounding foolish, negative consequences. Presentation anxiety: the fear reactions that occur during the presentation of a speech. Selective relaxation: the technique of tightening and relaxing muscles on command, used to help reduce anxiety. Communication orientation: looking at public speaking as an interactive communication event rather than as a performance.
