Classification | Q Statements | Standard score of classification | ||||
I | II | III | IV | |||
1 | I feel nervous and anxious about making a speech. | 1.966 | 2.005 | 2.263 | 2.011 | |
2 | I normally like to speak in front of an audience. | 1.869 | 1.466 | 1.145 | 1.452 | |
3 | I am initially nervous. But as the speech progresses, I become relaxed and begin to enjoy speaking. | 1.121 | 1.074 | 0.978 | 1.007 | |
4 | When I am making a speech, I think that the audience will laugh at me or think negatively of my speech. | 0.877 | 0.89 | 0.927 | 0.894 | |
5 | I am very anxious because I lack experience in making speeches. | 0.726 | 0.826 | 0.851 | 0.671 | |
6 | I am psychologically anxious in formal situations. | 0.602 | 0.786 | 0.792 | 0.668 | |
7 | I think the audience is empathetic with me. | 0.544 | 0.786 | 0.715 | 0.558 | |
8 | I display many nervous symptoms when doing presentations due to my speech phobia. | 0.48 | 0.681 | 0.62 | 0.558 | |
9 | I am afraid of receiving negative feedback from the audience. | 0.434 | 0.681 | 0.525 | 0.558 | |
10 | I am skilled in using gestures and voice tone to express myself. | 0.401 | 0.394 | 0.435 | 0.449 | |
11 | I am good at speaking person to person but not in public. | 0.262 | 0.287 | 0.376 | 0.445 | |
12 | I lack confidence in using gestures. | 0.258 | 0.184 | 0.307 | 0.219 | |
13 | I lack confidence because I don’t have presentation skills. | 0.125 | 0.144 | 0.122 | 0.113 | |
14 | I am a natural at speaking in front of an audience. | 0.066 | 0 | −0.05 | 0.11 | |
15 | I am anxious because I cannot control my voice. | 0 | −0.144 | −0.104 | 0 | |
16 | I feel very little anxiety about making speeches because I am attractive. | −0.175 | −0.288 | −0.217 | 0 | |
17 | I feel anxious about making speeches without the aid of power point. | −0.469 | −0.537 | −0.244 | −0.336 | |
18 | I have very high self esteem so if I make a mistake, I get anxious about it. | −0.618 | −0.681 | −0.358 | −0.445 | |
19 | I can overcome my anxiety about public speaking because my fears are derived from irrational thinking. | −0.754 | −0.786 | −0.57 | −0.558 | |
20 | Speech anxiety is a common phenomenon. | −0.832 | −0.787 | −1.195 | −0.558 | |
21 | I am very natural with eye contact. | −0.959 | −0.825 | −1.335 | −1.339 | |
22 | If I was able to have more experience in making speeches, I will improve my speech making skills. | −1.08 | −1.178 | −1.38 | −1.339 | |
23 | I am a very calm and introverted person, so I feel anxious about public speaking. | −1.102 | −1.219 | −1.407 | −1.452 | |
24 | Public speaking is inherent so I cannot improve my skill. | −1.374 | −1.756 | −1.502 | −1.452 | |
25 | I am not an eloquent person so I have a lot of anxiety about making speeches. | −2.37 | −2.004 | −1.693 | −2.233 |