Educators' Attitudes Towards Shame and Fear of Public Speaking

Strah od javnog govorenja javlja se kad javno govorimo pred drugima. Uglavnom počinje još od školske dobi ili se javlja početkom radnog vijeka. Uzroci stida i straha od javnog govorenja mogu biti različiti. U diplomskom radu istražili su se stavovi odgojitelja o stidu i strahu od javnog govorenja tijekom profesionalnog djelovanja. U tu je svrhu provedena anketa među 63 odgojitelja u vrtićima. Rezultati su pokazali da je u dijelu ispitanika strah od komunikacije povezan s osobinama ličnosti i da nužno ne mora biti povezan s konkretnom komunikacijskom situacijom. Pojavu stida i straha od javnog govorenja ispitanici najčešće prepoznaju tako što im se znoje ruke, podrhtava glas, suše usta uz osjećaj nelagode u trbuhu. Istraživanjem se utvrdilo da odgojitelji češćim javnim nastupima smanjuju stid i strah od javnog govorenja. U diplomskom radu ističe se potreba za edukacijom odgojitelja o načelima javnog govorenja uz što češće izlaganje javnim nastupima kako bi na svojim radnim mjestima bili uspješni odgojitelji i govorni uzori.Fear of public speaking occurs when we speak publicly in front of other people. It mostly starts at school age, or it appears at the beginning of working life. The causes of embarrassment and fear of public speaking can differ. Educators' attitudes about embarrassment and fear of public speaking during their professional activity were examined in this master’s thesis. For this purpose, a survey was conducted among 60 educators in kindergartens. The results demonstrated that with a part of the examinees the fear of communication is related to personality traits and that it does not necessarily need to be related to a specific communication situation. Examinees recognize the appearance of embarrassment and fear of public speaking by the sweat on their hands, trembling voice, dry mouth with discomfort in their stomach. The research showed that educators reduce their embarrassment and fear of public speaking as they make public appearances more frequently. The master's thesis emphasizes the need for educating educators about the principles of public speaking with more frequent public appearances so they could be successful educators and speaking role models in their workplaces