Fear of public speaking—one of the most common and debilitating forms of social anxiety—doesn't always announce itself ahead of time. Many people deal with a lifelong dread of getting up to speak in ... read more »
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Fear of Public Speaking? — How to Overcome Panic Attacks
How to Overcome Resistance Communicating with Your Boss
Need to communicate with your boss in a way that overcomes resistance? (If it's a larger audience or management team you're facing, download our cheat sheet, "7 Tips for Overcoming Audience ... read more »
Public Speaking: What Can You Learn from Elite Athletes?
Want to be the best you can be at public speaking? Learn these powerful performance techniques of professional athletes. read more »
The Power of a Speech: What Mitt Romney Can Do To Connect
Mitt Romney is an energized man—and not only because he’ll be accepting his party’s nomination for president tonight. Romney’s speaking abilities steadily improved throughout the long Republican ... read more »
What’s your first thought upon hearing that you or your employees have to give a presentation? read more »
Overcoming Speech Problems in Business: 7 Key Techniques
Few tools of business communication can equal an effective speaking voice. In fact, speech improvement is one of the areas of professional communication that can be implemented most successfully. (To ... read more »
Tailor Your Content to Your Audience to Achieve Influence
To speak is to influence, and nowhere is this truer than in formal talks, speeches, and presentations. (To learn how to speak dynamically, download our cheat sheet, "5 Ways to Captivate an Audience.") read more »
What do Usain Bolt, Gabby Douglas, and Michael Phelps have in common? They're all gold medal winners at the 2012 London Olympics, of course. But they also share some traits with world-class speakers. ... read more »

