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Communication apprehension


Communication apprehension is fear associated with communication with another person. According to research, 31 percent of elementary school students experience some level of communication apprehension.

Communication apprehension is defined as an individual level of fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons.

Other factors influence whether communication anxiety is present, and to what degree. The degree of evaluation, that is, what the subject perceives to be at stake, whether the subject feels subordinate to their audience, how conspicuous the subject feels, the degree of unpredictability in the situation, the degree of dissimilarity between the speaker and the audience; memories of prior failures or successes, and the presence or lack of communication skills are all factors impacting the degree of communication anxiety suffered in a given situation. Also known as "stage fright."


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