Module 2

Anxiety vs. Communication Apprehension

a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease vs a type of anxiety brought on by communicating with others

5 Speaker Archetypes

Pent up, professional, perfectionist, personality, and prepared

Pent up speaker archetype

filled with feeling, unsure of voice, sensitive, relies on outline

professional speaker archetype

purposeful, precise, concise, direct, monotone, manuscript

perfectionist speaker archetype

meticulous, passionate, unrealistic goals, memorized, attention to detail

personality speaker archetype

lively, entertaining, expressive, chaotic, impromptu

prepared speaker archetype

natural, nearly flawless, clear goals, concise, extemporaneous

Speech Types

informative, persuasive, ceremonial, entertainment, insightful

Delivery Styles

impromptu, manuscript, memorized, extemporaneous

impromptu delivery style

speaking on the fly, not practiced

manuscript delivery style

reading to people, not engaging

memorized delivery style

easy to forget, not realistic

extemporaneous delivery style

prepared and credible

PRPSA

This was the first scale we developed in our work on communication apprehension. It is highly reliable but it focuses strictly on public speaking anxiety

PRCA-24

Communication apprehension self-assessment