Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lien De Pau, founder of The Big Exit. Sell your biz for max value. You might think public speaking is reserved for motivational ...

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, ...

Having run a successful training and consulting business for more than 16 years (after a career in corporate America), I’ve spoken frequently to audiences large and small around the globe. However, ...

First my mouth dries up. I forget what I want to say and my heart beats so violently I wonder if this is what a heart attack feels like. Then my eyesight fails me. A crowd of people agglomerates into ...

Ugh, public speaking. That’s generally how most people feel about the topic — 90% of us, in fact. According to Forbes, only about 10 percent of the population actually loves public speaking. Ten ...

An interesting pilot study conducted by my lab found that people preferred to administer small but uncomfortable shocks to themselves than give a 5-min speech about their personal attributes. It might ...