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4 sourced facts about public speaking and the fear of it, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answerabout 64%
The same study found about 90% of those students wanted their coursework to include public-speaking training.
Source: Public speaking research (via Wikipedia), citing Ferreira Marinho et al. 2017 (2017) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 70%
Public speaking shows up far more often in everyday work than most people expect, from meetings to presentations.
Source: Public speaking research (via Wikipedia) (2020) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 90%
Even students who don't consider themselves fearful still tend to want more practice opportunities.
Source: Public speaking research (via Wikipedia), citing Ferreira Marinho et al. 2017 (2017) en.wikipedia.org
Answermore than 15,000
That makes Toastmasters one of the largest public-speaking practice networks in the world.
Source: Toastmasters International (via Wikipedia) (2020) en.wikipedia.org