Public speaking anxiety is a common problem many students of public speaking courses struggle to overcome. Public speaking anxiety is also multidimensional, and different types of public speaking anxiety manifest at different parts of the speech preparation process. But while most public speaking pedagogies cover techniques for overcoming public speaking anxiety, most do not cover (1) which techniques work best for specific manifestations of public speaking anxiety, and (2) when to strategically use such techniques within the speech preparation process. This leaves many students using anxiety-reducing techniques that may not be appropriate for the type of anxiety they are struggling to overcome for their assigned public speaking assignments in a class. This paper presents a proof of concept for a public speaking anxiety diagnostic tool tailored for individual student needs and discusses considerations made in the tool’s design process. Suggestions for classroom use of the diagnostic tool are discussed.

Authors:
Juven Nino Villacastin, University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States
Chaerin Song, University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Juven Nino Villacastin is a lecturer of the Communicology program at the School of Communication and Information, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.

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