Public speaking anxiety: Perceived competence and audience congeniality

Communication Education

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 359-365

  MacIntyre, Peter D ^a   MacDonald, J Renée ^b  

^a UCCB   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Audience effects; Communication apprehension; Perceived competence; Public speaking anxiety; State anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032345760     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634529809379142     Document Type: Article

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