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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your heart pounds. Your palms sweat. Your mind goes blank. Standing in front of a room full of people, you're experiencing the ...

The fear of public speaking is normal, and it has a name: glossophobia. It consistently ranks as one of the biggest fears that people experience today, ...

I asked Canadian psychologist and Queen’s University adjunct assistant professor, Dr. Irwin Altrows, to share the two most important ideas he learned from Albert Ellis, the famous founder of rational ...

Kathy Shanley, the Founder of Statice, served 30 years in the C-suite. She helps leaders and businesses level up their leadership skills. I once read that more than 40% of the population has public ...

Researching various online lists of common fears I am overwhelmed by how fraught the world is for so many people. Fears that come up over and over again are flying, falling, dogs, dentists, spiders, ...

Many professionals are afraid of speaking in front of an audience. According to the National Social Anxiety Center, Americans fear public speaking more than death. The American Psychiatric Association ...

I just returned from Seattle, where I gave a presentation on persuasive speaking skills to employees and senior executives at Microsoft. When the organizers of the conference asked if I’d like to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When my younger sister called in November 2022 to say she was getting married, I was slow to connect the dots. “YAAAAY!” I ...