SOlVIE of the more important outcomes of human communication are the perceptions of each other that are stimulated in the participants as a result of their interaction. A person's communication behavior has a major impact on the way that person is perceived by the other communicators involved.1 The amount of participation in which a person engages, a very basic element of communication behavior...

In recent decades, investigation on students’ communication apprehension has emerged after being abandoned. It is believed classroom interaction in oral competency consists of activities which mainly facilitate them to develop their skill. However, not all students have the same ability communication. This study aims investigate level and strategies used overcome. The Personal Report Communicat...

Classroom participation has been found to be directly related to education success (Jaasma, 1977). Given this, it is important to reduce communication apprehension in the classroom in order to increase participation. Early intervention is necessary because communication apprehension seems to have its strongest impact during the first two years of college (McCroskey, Booth-Butterfield & Payne, 1...

This paper presents a public speaking training plan adapted from Toastmasters International’s Handbook of Competent Communication to reduce students’ communication apprehension. The draws on Kolb’s (1984) experiential learning theory, which links experience, perception, cognition and behaviour, making it particularly well suited for developing practical skills such as speaking. programme engage...