A businesswoman sheepishly places her head in her hand as she steps up to a microphone and exhibits her fear of public speaking. Glossophobia, or the fear of public speaking, is a common social phobia ...

Many professionals know that staying silent in the workplace can hurt their careers. Failing to speak up in meetings, avoiding tough conversations, or not advocating for yourself can lead to missed ...

Some quick advice: Don't give into the fear. Instead, prepare. How? Read on for a little cheat sheet. Whether you are giving a presentation at work, making the commencement speech at graduation, or ...

Ugh, public speaking. That’s generally how most people feel about the topic — 90% of us, in fact. According to Forbes, only about 10 percent of the population actually loves public speaking. Ten ...

Speaking from my experience as a Spanish-language learner, it can be pretty scary to try speaking in a new language. Here are some ideas from teachers to help our students do just that ... Irina ...

An interesting pilot study conducted by my lab found that people preferred to administer small but uncomfortable shocks to themselves than give a 5-min speech about their personal attributes. It might ...

When I was in college, my boss drove me to a meeting. He had trouble finding a parking place—and, when he realized we were going to be late, pulled into a handicapped parking spot. As we got out of ...

Ask just about anyone these days for great examples of public speaking and you’ll hear a variation on a single thing–“Did you see that TED talk by so and so?” Powerful enough to change your life in 18 ...

The introduction gives the audience a reason to listen to the remainder of the speech. A good introduction needs to get the audience’s attention, state the topic, make the topic relatable, establish ...