According to the National Social Anxiety Center, public speaking anxiety affects over 70% of the population. Luckily, public speaking courses exist to help you overcome your fears around public ...

An energizing, improv-based half-day class designed for professionals who want to think clearly, connect authentically, ...

Public speaking is one of the most common fears, affecting a majority of people. Surveys suggest as many as 80% of students ...

Commencement speaker Kayleigh An Philip '24 earned her BA in Communication with a minor in esports. For some, speaking in front of a crowd can be exhilarating. For others, it can feel paralyzing. The ...

There’s a moment, right before any speech, when a particular silence fills the room. It’s a suspended instant, and your mind starts racing: How will it go? Will I look confident? What if I make a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how creativity and communications accelerate success. Mar 12, 2025, 10:28am EDT Public speakers should spend more ...

It’s rare to find a person who enjoys public speaking, and that’s probably because 75% of people are afraid of it. Despite that, public speaking skills are an absolute necessity. Whether it be ...

In fostering an environment for better public speakers, Meg McConnaughy, the faculty director of public speaking in the Communication Studies Department, has redesigned the CMN 225 public speaking ...

SMC Community Education is offering an exciting new collection of ‘camps’ and classes this summer specifically for kids and teens. Topics range from public speaking to creative writing to coding for ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] NEW ORLEANS — Deborah Boswell, a communication consultant and coach, told the story of how former Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled his then ...

Public speaking: these two little words can drive fear into the hearts of so many of us. Whether talking in front of a live audience for an event or communicating effectively on a Zoom call at work, ...