Confidence is one of the most important characteristics of a public speaker. It’s hard to connect with your audience if you’re timid or overly nervous during your presentation. A certain amount of ...

Glossophobia, or the fear of public speaking, affects nearly 73% of the U.S. population, according to The National Institute of Mental Health. Classified as a social anxiety disorder, it’s ...

Speeches and presentations can seem like the scariest things in the world (except hippos - those things are scary as all get out). With practice, though, you can reduce the anxiety they cause, calm ...

Speaking can be lucrative. An experienced speaker can easily command $10,000 or more per talk. But how do you actually get those gigs? Speaking agent Katrina Mitchell has advice: “One of the biggest ...