Get ‘real’: Does practicing speeches before an audience improve performance?

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-125

  Smith, Tony E ^a   Frymier, Ann Bainbridge ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication apprehension; Public speaking anxiety; Speech practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 73049116628     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370500270538     Document Type: Article

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