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This study aims to determine two things: the factors that influence self-confidence in fourth-semester students and the level of self-confidence in speaking in public. This research was conducted at UIN Alauddin Makassar, specifically in the English Language Education Department, Tarbiyah, and the Teacher Training Faculty. Researchers used qualitative methods. Data collection techniques used questionnaires and interviews. In selecting participants, this research used total sampling. The research sample was fourth-semester students of class C, 25 for the questionnaire sample and 6 for the interview sample.The research findings indicate that fourth-semester students have a high level of self-confidence in public speaking, with an average questionnaire score of 80.12%. Interviews with respondents further revealed that while they generally felt confident, certain factors influenced their self-assurance in public speaking. Specifically, psychological factors such as shyness, anxiety, fear of making mistakes, lack of motivation, and linguistic factors like vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and fluency, were identified as the primary influences on their confidence level.The researcher hopes that the research can provide significant benefits for students regarding the importance of increasing their self-confidence so that it has a big influence on their public speaking. The researcher hopes that this research will provide an opportunity and can continue for further research to explore research related to self-confidence in public speaking. For future researchers, it can give a stronger foundation for further research, and make it possible to provide more specific variables researchers hope that this research can be used as a reference for additional research that is more relevant to research on self-confidence in public speaking

Self-Confidence, Public Speaking