Student Oral Presentations: Developing the Skills and Reducing the Apprehension

What is it about?

This paper discusses an approach which attempts to help students develop oral presentation skills while also catering for the needs of those in the group who may be apprehensive about the prospect of speaking in public. It looks at what we already know about public speaking anxiety and what solutions based on the development of self-efficacy might help.

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Why is it important?

There is an increasing recognition that helping to improve self-efficacy with regard to oral presentations is linked to increased competence in delivering such presentations as well as reduced apprehension amongst those who fear public speaking. The paper introduces an approach to helping students develop oral presentations which incorporates activities that account for this link to self-efficacy.