Every nervous speaker is nervous in their own way.
Most people think public speaking has one fault — fear — and one fix: calm down. The research says otherwise. There are many distinct ways a talk goes wrong, each with a different root and a different remedy.
Answer 79 quick statements — there are no right answers, and they come in a random order, so just respond honestly rather than trying to read where each one is pointing. With two or more questions behind every profile, the result holds up. You'll get your strongest profile, your second-strongest lean, and what to do about each.
Measured, not guessedScored on four research-backed dimensions plus direct questions for each profile.
A pattern, not a verdictYou get a primary and a secondary profile — every pattern is coachable in a specific direction.
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Why it shows up
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How this is scored. Four dimensions place you in the landscape — Apprehension (McCroskey's Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety, 1970), Presence and Focus (Schlenker & Leary's self-presentation theory, 1982, and Clark & Wells' cognitive model, 1995, where self-focused attention and "safety behaviours" keep anxiety alive), and Preparation (the same safety-behaviour research plus the conscientiousness trait). On top of that, direct questions score each profile individually, so your result is a ranked match rather than a single guess. The fix throughout: reappraise the nerves as excitement rather than fighting them (Brooks, 2014).
This is a coaching and self-awareness tool, not a clinical assessment. If fear of speaking is part of a wider, persistent anxiety in social situations, a qualified mental-health professional is the right person to see.