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Impacts of self-reported communication perception and shyness on the public speaking assessment of university students

Impactos da percepção comunicacional e da timidez autorreferidos na avaliação ao falar em público de estudantes universitários

Daniel Lucas Picanço Marchand; Lucas Sávio Rodrigues Carvalho. Diego de Souza Leal; Sheila Gonçalves Câmara; Glaucya Madazio; Mara Behlau; Mauriceia Cassol

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Abstract

Purpose

To compare self-assessment when speaking in public, using the Self-Statements During Public Speaking scale, with the communicational perception and self-reported shyness of university students.

Methods

This was a prospective cross-sectional observational study. University students from different areas of knowledge in Brazil were invited to participate in this study. Those who agreed to participate were included. Participants received an electronic invitation and filled out a form created on the Google Forms platform that contained sociodemographic questions, on self-perception as a good speaker, on ease of expression, on shyness, and the Self-Statements During Public Speaking scale. The means of the Self-Statements During Public Speaking scale were compared with the self-perception as a good speaker, the ease of expressing oneself, and shyness.

Results

Participants who considered themselves to be good communicators, those who believed they had an ease to express themselves, and those who were not shy had better self-perception of their public speaking skills.

Conclusion

positive communicational self-perception, as well as less shyness self-perception, are related to a more favorable self-assessment in relation to public presentations.

Keywords

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Speech; Communication; Communication Barriers; Shyness; Persuasive Communication; Interpersonal Relations

Resumo

Objetivo

comparar a autoavaliação ao falar em público, por meio da Escala para Autoavaliação ao Falar em Público, com a percepção comunicacional e timidez autorreferidos, de estudantes universitários.

Método

tratou-se de um estudo observacional transversal prospectivo. Foram convidados a participar deste estudo, estudantes universitários do Brasil de diferentes áreas de conhecimento, sendo incluídos os que assentiram em participar. Os participantes receberam convite eletrônico e preencheram um formulário elaborado na plataforma Google Forms que continha questões sociodemográficas, sobre autopercepção como bom falante, sobre facilidade para se expressar, sobre timidez, e a Escala para Autoavaliação ao Falar em Público. Foram comparadas as médias da Escala de Autoavaliação ao Falar em Público com a autopercepção como bom falante, com a facilidade para se expressar e com a timidez.

Resultados

os participantes que se consideravam bons comunicadores, os que acreditavam ter facilidade para se expressar e os que não eram tímidos apresentaram melhor autopercepção sobre as suas habilidades de fala em público.

Conclusão

a autopercepção comunicacional positiva, bem como a autopercepção de menor timidez estão relacionadas a uma autoavaliação mais favorável em relação a apresentações em público.

Palavras-chave

Fonoaudiologia; Fala; Comunicação; Barreiras de Comunicação; Timidez; Comunicação Persuasiva; Relações Interpessoais

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