Exploring Communication Anxiety and Apprehension

Research, Pedagogy and Practice
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-01316-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 484 g

Through stories, research, and practical tips, this book includes a variety of communication anxiety and apprehension materials providing information, insight, and guidance to effectively navigate and manage communication anxiety.

Offering effective strategies and techniques to manage communication anxiety, this book helps readers build resilience and the confidence to apply new strategies in various communication contexts. It is not designed to “fix” anxiety; rather, it enables readers to increase their awareness of the human experience, across various situations, and within relationships through contemporary research on communication anxiety and apprehension. Harnessing a variety of narratives and outlooks, this book presents authentic lived experiences as well as the belief that everyone has a story to share.

Focusing on practical skill development and overall wellness, this book is a reference guide for instructors and students of Communication Studies, Public Speaking, and Debate and all who find value in new ways of exploring how anxiety and apprehension affect the people they communicate with.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Horn, Dakota

Prentiss, Suzy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprechwissenschaft, Rhetorik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. A New Understanding of Communication Anxiety and Apprehension  Unit 1 Overview: Public Speaking Anxiety 2. Toward a Social Model of Public Speaking Anxiety  3. Cognitive Modification or Self-Deception? Renewing Public Speaking Anxiety Techniques with Deceptive Communication  4. From Public Speaking to Communication Competency  5. Performance Psychology Strategies for Reducing Communication Anxiety  6. Beyond “Think Positive”/ Rethinking How We Manage Public Speaking Anxiety  Unit 2 Overview: Situation Based  7. Addressing Group Communication Apprehension among Graduate Students in Various Learning Environments  8. Communication Apprehension in Professional Settings/ From Interviewing to Leading  9. Managing the effects of anxiety in conflict communication  Unit 3 Overview: Technology and Digital  10. The Complicated Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Communication Apprehension  11. Behind/Between Screens: Technology and Communication Apprehension  12. Strategies for Managing Communication Anxiety in a Digital Mediated Environment  Unit 4 Overview: Identity  13. Communication Apprehension in the Professional Workforce: Another Symptom of Gender Oppression  14. Retheorizing Communication Apprehension as a Rational Response to Ableist Standardization  15. Authentic Belonging in the Speech Class: The Trials of ESL Students  Unit 5 Overview: Sensitive Topics  16. Political Communication Apprehension Toward Productive Political Discourse  17. Court Communication Anxiety: Navigating Stress, Emotion, and Legal Process  18. Managing Anxiety and Apprehension in Professional Communication After a Medical Diagnosis  19. The Role of Communication Apprehension and Anxiety in Addiction Counseling  Unit 6 Overview: Educational Environment  20. The Role of Classroom Culture-Building in Managing Communication Apprehension  21. “That Was a Scary Meeting”: Instructor Apprehension and Anxiety Outside the Classroom  22. Easing Communication Apprehension Strategies for Supporting Anxious Learners in Online Education  23. Teacher Approaches to Communication Apprehension

Über Autor(innen)

Dakota Horn is the Director of the Oral Communication Program and the Presentation Assistance Center at Bradley University, USA. He is a co-founder of the Communication Anxiety and Apprehension division of the National Communication Association and the author of Principles of Public Speaking, 21st edition (Routledge, 2024).

Suzy Prentiss is a Lecturer in Communication at the University of Central Florida, USA. She is a co-founder of the Communication Anxiety and Apprehension division of the National Communication Association.