Survey on Stage Fear

Survey On Stage Fever

 

Survey Done By:

Deepam Shah

Pratik Mudholkar

Sharmila Kularia

Bhairavi Kambare

 

 

Introduction: We conducted this survey to understand how common stage fear is and how it affects students from different walks of life. Stage fear, or glossophobia, is something many of us experience, making it difficult to speak or perform confidently in front of others. Through this survey, we aimed to find out what triggers this anxiety and how it impacts both personal and professional development. The results will help us gain a better understanding of stage fear and explore ways to overcome it.

 

Objective: The objective of this survey is to explore the prevalence of stage fear, identify its contributing factors, and understand its impact on personal and professional growth. It also aims to suggest strategies for overcoming stage fear based on the findings.

 

 

Literature Review:

 

1. Smith and Jones (2021) examined the causes of stage fright among college students, finding that psychological factors such as anxiety and lack of preparedness were the primary contributors to performance anxiety.

 

2. According to Brown and Lee (2019), exposure therapy and mindfulness training were shown to effectively reduce stage fear in public speakers by building confidence and managing physiological responses.

 

Data Collection: Recently, We conducted a survey through Google Forms to explore stage fear among students. The survey consisted of five key questions, designed to understand their experiences with public speaking. With responses from 100 students, the results shed light on the deep-seated anxieties many feel when facing an audience.

Questions are:

 

1. I feel nervous before speaking in front of an audience.

 

2. I worry about forgetting what to say during a presentation.

 

3. I avoid situations where I have to speak publicly.

 

4. I fear being judged by the audience when I am on stage.

 

5. I experience physical symptoms (like sweating or shaking) when I have to speak publicly.

 

These Questions were made on likert scale coded as 1 Strongly Agree and 5 Strongly Disagree.

 

 

 

 

Data Analysis:

                                                   Q1           Q2            Q3            Q4            Q5

 

Mean                                           2.79          2.63           2.84           2.80        3.26

Standard Deviation                     1.38          1.25           1.28           1.33        1.33

Standard Error                             0.13         0.12            0.12           0.13        0.13

Z                                                  -1.6         -3.08           -1.33         -1.53        2.00

Result                                    Neutral        Disagree     Neutral        Neutral    Agree

 

 

Conclusion:

1. Students are neutral before speaking in front of an audience.
2. Students were forgetting what to say during a presentation.
3. Students are neutral in situations where they have to speak publicly.
4. Students are neutral in situations where they fear being judged by the audience when they are on stage.
5. Students were agreeing about the experience of physical symptoms (like sweating or shaking) when they have to speak publicly.

 

 

Reference:

1. Brown, A., & Lee, P. (2019). Managing stage fright: Mindfulness training in public speaking. Journal of Behavioral Therapy, 35(2), 75-88.

 

2. Smith, J., & Jones, M. (2021). Understanding performance anxiety: A study on stage fright in college students. Journal of Psychology and Education, 48(4), 235-249.