Public Speaking Anxieties Among School Teachers: Basis for Public Speaking Skills Enrichment Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is the fear felt by an individual while delivering a dialogue to an audience. It was observed that the group of educators suffered from this type of phobia. Thus, this study was purposely conducted to determine the sources of public speaking anxieties of teachers in the public schools of Tampakan District III, Division of South Cotabato. The organization of this study is based on the groundwork that one must conquer the manifestations of public speaking anxieties among themselves. The findings of this study will serve as the basis in designing a program for the enrichment of public speaking skills of school teachers.

METHODS

This study utilized the researcher-made questionnaire on the sources of public speaking anxieties. The questionnaire was analyzed and pilot-tested to check the reliability and validity of the results. The research findings were basically gathered from the instruments. This study utilized the descriptive type of research to determine the sources of public speaking anxieties among school teachers as bases in designing public speaking enrichment program.

RESULTS

Based on the overall weighted mean of 2.90, it is concluded that generally the school teachers of the District III of Tampakan, Division of South Cotabato have different " ̃strong sources' of public speaking anxieties. All of the identified sources of public speaking anxieties were determined to be " ̃strong sources' of teachers' fears in engaging to public speaking. Moreover, it is concluded school teachers of Tampakan District III, Division of South Cotabato must take sufficient time in determining the best methods in handling and surpassing the rejections made by the audience. The " ̃negligible correlation' relationship in between the demographic profile and sources of the public speaking anxieties are weak. Thus, the programs for the enrichment of the public speaking skills school teachers were designed.

DISCUSSIONS

Research has shown that the school teachers of the District III of Tampakan, Division of South Cotabato had various sources of their anxieties in public speaking. All of the identified sources of public speaking anxieties were determined as " ̃strong sources'. Moreover, the study had found that school teachers must take sufficient time in determining the best methods in handling and surpassing their PSA. This implies that there is a need for the enrichment of the verbal skills of these educators.