Coping with Speech Anxiety: (Communication and Information Science) 0893918822, 9780893918828

Table of contents :
Table of Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
SECTION I: Overview......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
Overview......Page 18
Summary......Page 22
SECTION II: Coping With Cognitions That Contribute to Speech Anxiety......Page 24
Introduction......Page 26
Session One: General Principles......Page 28
Summary......Page 34
Session One: The Education Phase......Page 36
Summary......Page 42
General Guidelines......Page 44
Session One: Visualization for Impromptu Speeches......Page 45
Session Two: Visualization for Informative Speaking......Page 48
Session Three: Visualization for Persuasive Speaking......Page 51
General Guidelines......Page 53
Session One: Learning to Visualize......Page 54
Session Two: Speeches......Page 59
Summary......Page 60
SECTION III: Coping With Affect Associated With Public Speaking......Page 62
Introduction......Page 64
Session One: Rationale and Relaxation Exercises......Page 65
Sessions Two-Five: Desensitization Proper......Page 72
Summary......Page 75
General Guidelines......Page 76
Session One: Flooding......Page 77
Session Two: Speeches......Page 79
Summary......Page 80
SECTION IV: Coping With Behavioral Factors That Contribute To The Development of Speech Anxiety......Page 82
General Guidelines......Page 84
Session One: Goals and Topic Selection......Page 85
Session Two: Specific Purpose, Research Goal Analysis......Page 88
Session Three: Organization and Outlining......Page 91
Session Four: Development, Introductions and Conclusions......Page 92
Session Five: Outline Evaluation, Delivery, and Goal Analysis Revisited......Page 95
Session Six: Speaking Notes and Goal Analysis Evaluation......Page 101
Session Eight: Speeches, Goal Accomplishment, Wrap-up......Page 102
Summary......Page 103
Session One: Organization, Posture, Eye Contact......Page 104
Session Two: Vocal Variety, Gestures, and Speeches......Page 110
Summary......Page 114
SECTION V: The Pragmatics of Conducting Speech Anxiety Reduction Workshops......Page 116
Selecting Workshop Participants......Page 118
Running the Workshops......Page 120
General Management Issues......Page 122
Summary......Page 124
SECTION VI: Comparing Interventions......Page 126
Introduction......Page 128
Cognitive Approaches......Page 129
Affective Approaches......Page 130
Behavioral Approaches......Page 131
Multifaceted Approaches......Page 132
Conclusion......Page 135
Appendix A......Page 136
References......Page 140
P......Page 144
Z......Page 145
S......Page 146
V......Page 147