The Pleasure Principle of Public Speaking
through Relational Presence
The Pleasure Principle of Public Speaking
Imagine standing in front of any audience, feeling absolutely at ease and enjoying the pleasure of their rapt attention. The radical practice of Relational Presence will help you transform your public speaking anxiety into a naturally potent, effortless expression.
Own Your Voice
Create a “field of belonging” in a group by holding the calm center co-mindfully.
Invite connection and communicate with ease every time.
Access your natural magnetism to improve the quality of your business presentations and relationships.
Bring out the best in others by seeing the best in them.

Speaker’s Guide to Authentic Connection
The Alchemy of Influence through Relational Presence
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Speaking Circles®
Public Speaking Training
At a Speaking Circle you are provided all the support you need to express yourself in your own time and in your own unique way, without any fear or discomfort. Learn how to move through stage fright rather than trying to mask it by sharing who you really are.
Speaking Circle® Results:
Move past performance anxiety and receive support from an audience.
Present yourself with magnetic presence and authenticity.
Experience an increase in self-confidence.
Compel rapt attention from any audience.
Speak with ease, clarity and power.
Demystifying the Cause and Cure of Stage Fright
The Speaking Circles cure for public speaking anxiety arose from my own 45 years of severe stage fright. I was the deer in the headlights guy, and it was humiliating. Toastmasters didn't help, nor did other methods to break through this confounding issue. It took...
Relational Presence Improves Speaker Ease Through Healing Attachment
Summary -- Speaking Circles® are well-known for both attenuating stage fright and fostering speaker-audience rapport, both of which allow for authentic, effective communication. During a Speaking Circle, the speaker receives unconditional positive regard from their...
Speaker Confidence and Audience Trust: The Oxytocin of Relational Presence
Summary -- The Speaking Circle® approach to public speaking is famous for curing stage fright, as well as creating a feeling in the audience of speaker trustworthiness. Founder Lee Glickstein developed the method intuitively back in the 1980s as he worked to overcome...
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About Speaking Circles International
Speaking Circles International (SCI) is an educational and training company that serves individuals and organizations in the art and skill of masterful public speaking. SCI was founded in 1989 by Lee Glickstein when a lifetime of stage fright motivated him to develop a radical approach to authentic and effective public speaking. This process of discovery led him to a deep understanding of the principles of natural communication through Relational Presence.
Author of Be Heard Now! Tap into Your Inner Speaker and Communicate with Ease (Broadway Books and Sounds True Audiotapes), Lee is committed to facilitating ease, power and effectiveness for anyone who needs or wants to address groups.
SCI teaches its programs internationally and has trained Facilitators from multiple countries including: The Netherlands, England, Ireland, Kenya, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Singapore, India, Australia and New Zealand.