The Perceived Problems and Coping Strategies of Second Grade High School Students in Improving Their Public Speaking’s Self-Efficacy

According to the interview findings, metacognitive strategies are the most frequently used strategy by students to increase self-efficacy or self-confidence when speaking in public. The metacognitive strategies combine all the processes in preparing a speech and organizing and establishing goals to help the students perform speech properly. Students employ these strategies to overcome problems related to public speaking. The data revealed that most of their problems originated from a lack of self-confidence. Students mistrust their speaking ability in public and put them under pressure during performances. Fortunately, they have solutions for dealing with these issues, such as avoiding eye contact with the audience to overcome nervousness and anxiety. They then increased their practice in order to overcome their lack of confidence and attain better results and improvement.