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 1990s as he worked to...
The Effect of Eye Contact on Speaker Confidence and Audience Rapport
Summary — Speaking Circles® are famous for curing stage fright, as well as developing speakers who can share their message powerfully and without a script. Founder Lee Glickstein developed the method intuitively back in the 1980s as he worked to overcome the...
Stage Fright Cured: Why Effortless Soft-Focus Attention Works
Summary — Speaking Circles® are famous for curing stage fright, as well as developing speakers who can share their message without a script. Founder Lee Glickstein developed the method intuitively back in the 1980s as he worked to overcome the performance...
Essential Elements: Essence Appreciation
Essence Appreciation is a simple expression of an appreciated essential quality of a person provided as positive feedback. In Speaking Circles, listeners are encouraged to provide Essence Appreciation at the end of a speaker’s turn. Essence Appreciation is the...
Essential Elements: Breathing
Breathing in the context of Speaking Circles practice refers to the act of consciously paying attention to one’s breath and of deliberately taking full breaths at various points during an act of public speaking, expression, or silent receptivity. In Speaking Circles,...
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