Forget spiders, snakes or heights – for some, public speaking is the most frightening thing of all. Founded this fall, Speech Team @UCLA provides UCLA students with the opportunity to strengthen their ...

A speech is not an assignment that can be done the night before; practice is essential. Practicing a speech will boost your confidence as a speaker and ease potential anxiety. Using or not using a ...

[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 ...

Speaking in professional environments can be daunting, especially for beginners in the workforce. At the same time, you can be further into your career but uncomfortable starting at a new company.

One skill professionals should develop to stay ahead is one that's probably been happening since the beginning of human speech—public speaking. We live and operate in a very digital and ...

It can be anxiety-inducing to deliver a speech in front of an audience. NPR's Life Kit talks with a speechwriter and a speech coach to get their best tips for public speaking. At some point in your ...

OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) -- ``We do every weekend what some people fear more than death,'' said Marilee Applebee. When Applebee, an English teacher at Seneca Township High School, spoke these words, she wasn ...

What makes people like you, trust you, and find you easy to work with? More than any other factor, it's your manner of speaking. Vague, wandering, wordy speech habits, for example, force people to ...

Ancient Greece is said to have been “the golden age of rhetoric” because philosophers like Aristotle and Plato believed that citizens should be skilled in the art of public speaking. Of course, the ...