Speaking Anxiety: A Loss of Confidence

Speaking Anxiety: A Loss of Confidence

Sep. 10, 2007 by

A friend of mine, who is a very successful consultant, told me that she has lost her confidence as a speaker. For twenty years she has been speaking to large groups of clients and potential clients with success.  Now she feels very unsure of

Speaking Anxiety: Gestures Help you Think

Speaking Anxiety: Gestures Help you Think

Aug. 23, 2007 by

Trying to master a mental task? Acting it out can help.  In a study reported in Cognition, when kids were told to use gestures as they learned to do a type of math problem, the lesson stuck.  Embodiment gives you–literally–another

Voice Projection: The Power of Voice Tone

Voice Projection: The Power of Voice Tone

Aug. 18, 2007 by

Many of us are familiar with the work of Dr. Albert Mehrabian of Stanford University, who demonstrated in his research that 85% of emotion is communicated through voice tone and body language. Many of us have read Blink, by Malcolm