One Saturday morning in December 2012, I received an email out of the blue from the president of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific–one of the most senior executives in the global organization ...

Every year, numerous lists of people’s biggest fears are published, and without fail, public speaking consistently sits near the top. In order to thrive and stand out in today’s content-heavy and ...

If you're in tech, you may hope to avoid the anxiety that accompanies speaking in public for work. However, tech and business positions alike occasionally require giving presentations. In situations ...

Public speaking can be a challenge for many people. A successful event in which you are showcased as the public speaker can be a feather in your cap. Implement several specific strategies to have a ...

The short answer is to avoid the same strategies we’ve all exhausted. How many times have you heard “Picture everyone in their underwear,” or “Don’t over-rehearse?” The goal is to connect with the ...

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 ...

When Chris Obolensky arrived at the University of Virginia three years ago, he was surprised to learn that that there was no place on Grounds that focused specifically on helping students hone their ...

I once read a statistic that for most people, the fear of public speaking is greater than the fear of death. I should note ...

What are you most afraid of? If you’re like most Americans, public speaking bothers you more than heights, bugs, snakes, enclosed spaces, flying, strangers, clowns and the prospect of drowning. In ...

Public speaking is the single most difficult task in many people's professional lives. As Mark Twain once famously quipped: "There are only two types of speakers in the world: (1) The nervous and (2) ...