New Survey Explores Stage Fright and Speaking Anxiety

Online Survey, Open to Public, Shows Compiled Results in Instant, Real-Time Report

VIENNA, VA (PRWEB) July 23, 2003 -- Inroads, LLC, an employee branding and internal marketing company is conducting an online survey to learn more about speaking and performance anxiety in business, as well as the sports and entertainment industries.

Anxiety with public speaking, presenting and performing is the number one phobia people have. It's a fear that people usually don't want to acknowledge or talk about. Too often, the solution is simply avoidance. Through this survey, Inroads plans to provide information to make people and organizations more aware of the issue.

The 20 questions in the survey typically take 3-5 minutes to complete and cover the following areas:

-- How important speaking, presenting or performing is to careers
-- How uncomfortable or comfortable people are speaking or performing
-- Whether the size or type of audience has an affect
-- Physical symptoms and feelings people have before, during or after
-- What kinds of assistance people seek

Many well-known celebrities have performance anxiety," said Ron Ball, principal of Inroads, LLC. The fear of speaking or presenting is also prevalent in the business world where it can have consequences on careers and accomplishments. Through this survey we hope to be able to share insights into the issue," he said.

The survey is open to the public. Its anonymous and confidential. Individuals may take the survey by going to the Web page at www.inroads.cc and clicking on the survey icon. Survey participants are able to immediately review a real time" report showing the compiled survey results to date. The speaking and performance anxiety survey will close once the research sample size is reached.

About Inroads, LLC

Inroads, based in the Washington, DC area, helps organizations maximize their human resource and emotional capital through employee branding and internal marketing programs. The company offers consulting, speaking and training solutions.