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1. Speech Motives for Interpersonal Communication Speech Fears and Self-Confidence

2. Motives for Interpersonal Communication • Pleasure - casual • Affection – emotional attachment • Inclusion – involvement with others • Escape – avoid something we are supposed to do • Relaxation – break with coworkers • Control - persuasion

3. Seven Common Misconceptions About Fear • Self-confidence means the same as not being afraid. • Fear is bad and should be eliminated. • When a person is afraid, it is a sign of weakness or inferiority. • Persons who do things well do them without being afraid.

4. Misconceptions (cont) • Brave persons do not have fear; only cowards are afraid. • Self-confidence comes suddenly one day, and fear no longer exists. • Pain is a bad and undesirable experience.

5. Fear • Fear – natural processes which give us the necessary energy to complete a task • Leads to a fear response • Fear response – triggers adrenalin, which gives you a quick burst of energy

6. Self-Confidence • If you can and do predict that the task will be done very well, self-confidence will be high. • If you predict some failure, your self-confidence will be lower.

7. Fear and Self-Confidence • All normal people experience fear when they are faced with tasks that really matter. • Fear is useful and desirable when understood, but it is wasteful and undesirable when misunderstood. • All physical fear reactions have logical explanations.

8. Fear and Self-Confidence (cont) • All public appearance situations are situations that really matter • All self-confidence comes from experience.

9. Assignment • Read articles on fear • “Controlling Nerves” • “Overcome the Fear of Speaking to Groups”