Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Communication loathing is the technical term for the fear or anxiety you may
experience when speaking in public.
2. Public speaking fear/anxiety has been a sustained area of study in the discipline of
communication for the past four decades.
3. There is no way to manage the fear and anxiety that accompany public speaking.
4. Some public speaking anxiety probably comes from not knowing what to expect or
how to actually present a speech.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE

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