No. | Statement | Type 1 | Type 4 | Difference |
10 | I can speak non-verbally with my tone of voice and body language. | 0.434 | −1.452 | 1.886 |
14 | I am very natural with making speeches. | 1.869 | 0.11 | 1.76 |
2 | I like to speak in front of audience. | 1.966 | 0.668 | 1.298 |
24 | Speech ability is natural or inherent so I cannot improve my skill. | 1.121 | 0.113 | 1.008 |
18 | I have high self esteem so if I make a mistake, I get anxious about it. | 0.258 | −0.336 | 0.594 |
23 | I am a very calm and introverted person, so I feel anxious about public speaking. | 0 | −0.558 | 0.558 |
6 | I feel psychologically anxious in the formal situations. | −0.832 | −1.339 | 0.508 |
13 | I lack confidence because I don’t have presentation skills. | −0.959 | −1.452 | 0.494 |
7 | I think the audience is empathetic with me. | 0.48 | 0 | 0.48 |
21 | I am very natural with eye contact. | 0.877 | 0.445 | 0.432 |
16 | I am very attractive so I am not afraid of making speeches. | 0.401 | 0 | 0.401 |
5 | I am very anxious because I lack experience. | −1.102 | −1.339 | 0.237 |
15 | I am very anxious because I cannot control my voice. | −0.469 | −0.558 | 0.09 |
25 | I am not eloquent so I have high speech anxiety. | 0.602 | 0.558 | 0.044 |
22 | If I have more chances of making speeches, I will improve. | 0.544 | 0.558 | −0.014 |
1 | I feel nervous and anxious about making a speech. | −2.37 | −2.233 | −0.136 |
19 | I can overcome speech anxiety because it came from irrational thoughts. | 0.726 | 0.894 | −0.168 |
9 | I am afraid of negative feedback from the audience. | −0.618 | −0.445 | −0.173 |
20 | Speech anxiety is very common. | 0.262 | 0.558 | −0.296 |
3 | I am initially nervous. But as the speech progresses, I become relaxed and begin to enjoy speaking. | 0.066 | 0.671 | −0.606 |
17 | I feel anxious about making speeches without the aid of power point. | −0.175 | 0.449 | −0.624 |
12 | I am not confident with my gesture. | 0.125 | 1.007 | −0.882 |
4 | The audience feel negative or will laugh at me. | −1.374 | 0.219 | −1.593 |
11 | I am very confident in speaking person to person but not in public. | −0.754 | 1.452 | −2.206 |
8 | I display many nervous symptoms when doing presentations due to my speech phobia. | −1.08 | 2.011 | −3.09 |