Exam 2: Speaking With Confidence

Most speakers are more nervous right before making a presentation than they are in the middle of a presentation.

A speaker should never break the basic rules of effective speaking.

In order to reduce your level of presentation anxiety, concentrate on yourself—how you sound and look—rather than on the audience and your message.

The number one cause of speaking anxiety is fear of the spotlight.

Many of the physical sensations of anxiety are the same as for positive experiences.

Rafael knows from reading the textbook that his speaking anxiety may be caused by real or anticipated communication to a group of people or an audience.

Aloysius learned that a person could build confidence by focusing on his or her message and not on how s/he looks.

Most audience members are highly critical of a speaker’s mistakes.

Masking your anxiety can make the physical symptoms of anxiety less apparent.