01497nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653002500118653001200143653001600155653002800171100002800199700002600227245009300253300001000346490000600356520090100362022001401263020001401277       2002                            d  c07/2002bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aPublic speaking fear10aAnxiety10aperformance10aConference interpreting1 aDaniel Pinazo Calatayud1 aAmparo Jiménez Ivars00aFear of public speaking, state anxiety and performance: The case of interpreter trainees  a37-470 v83 aThis paper deals with how fear of public speaking relates to anxiety and performance using a sample of 197 conference interpreting students asked to interpret in a final examination as if in a professional setting. To do this, the subjects have to speak in public although in this action more elements are assessed apart from public speaking. To assess public speaking fear an abridged version of the questionnaire “Public Speaking Confidence” is used for the first time in an empirical study relating anxiety and performance. Results show that public speaking fear is related to anxiety and performance but this relation can only explain 11.5% of anxiety variance. On the other hand, contrary to expectations public speaking fear or anxiety show no relationship with performance in conference interpreting. Some tentative hypothesis and research lines are put forward to explain these results.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437