Lack of confidence in public speaking

I. Introduction

Public speaking is one of the important skills that an individual should be engaged to.

Through this, the exchange of ideas, perspectives, as well as the knowledge takes

place. Although some individuals specially the undergraduate students of this

generation fear public speaking due to the lack of confidence when they started

speaking in public. This case study will give focus on a student who have experienced

lacking confidence in public speaking, particularly in the field of education. Moreover,

this study is conducted for us to know the factors that affect the confidence of an

individual when it comes to public speaking and form a proposing solution with regards

to the problem.

The affecting factors of the student in public speaking will be the basis of providing the

practical solutions that will improve one’s problem in having insufficient confidence in

public speaking. Those solutions will be aligned to the field of education, which is the

degree program of the chosen participant and considering the fact that public speaking

is one of the vital medium of communication for educators as it is one of their

occupational demands in their field.

II. Statement of the Problem

Research Problem

 What are the factors affecting the confidence of an individual in public speaking?

 How does the insufficiency of one’s confidence affect his public speaking ability?

 What is the significance of possessing enough confidence in public speaking?

Research objective

 To know the factors that affect one’s confidence in public speaking

 To come up with a practical solution that can help an individual develop his

confidence in public speaking

 To know the advantages of being a good public speaker

III. Scope and Delimitation

This study will give focus on the college students that lacks confidence in public

speaking. The participants of this study will be the college students from Emilio

Aguinaldo College-Cavite under the bachelor’s degree program of Secondary

Education. There is no specific year level and subject specialization that will be

considered.

This study will discuss the factors that causes an individual to lack confidence during

public speaking, together with this are the proposing of alternative solutions to improve

the self-esteem during public speaking. Furthermore, the significance of having a good

public speaking skill will also be discussed, as well as the advantage of having a

concrete self-esteem in public speaking as a preparation for a student taking the degree

program of Bachelor of Secondary Education in the actual field of teaching.

Significance of the Study

By conducting this study, we will know the factors why a student fears public speaking,

through this we can come up with a solution to improve it and make him as a better

public speaker. Moreover, this study will not only be providing solutions for the

participant itself but also for the other students who encounter the same difficulty in

public speaking. As for the future educators, through this study, we can find ways to

improve our communication and public speaking skill so that we can efficiently deliver

and designate the informations that we want to convey toward our students and to the

people around us. It can also give us insights on how we should deal with individuals

who experience lack of confidence in public speaking and apply the proposed solutions

towards them for an improvement in their public speaking skill.