by Lee Glickstein | Feb 14, 2016 | New Perspectives on Public Speaking
Recently I provided a public speaking class for a program within Terra Linda High School focused on “developing socially responsible, ecologically literate, and economically aware leaders for the next generation.” The experience proved to be a turning...
by Lee Glickstein | Aug 14, 2015 | New Perspectives on Public Speaking
A few days ago I heard a radio ad for a cable TV service that trumpeted peace of mind as the promise. “And isn’t it all about peace of mind?” were the closing words. In the next two days I heard “peace of mind” twice more, in ads for a...
by Lee Glickstein | Jul 9, 2015 | New Perspectives on Public Speaking
I just saw “Whiplash,” the 2014 movie that won a Best Actor Oscar for J.K. Simmons as an abusive jazz music teacher. Beyond the unremitting cruelty, I was struck by the precision of the minute adjustments required by professional musicians to keep their...
by Lee Glickstein | May 13, 2015 | New Perspectives on Public Speaking
In previous columns I’ve cited brain research that sheds light on the transformational impact of the Relational Presence practice we do at Speaking Circles, an approach that may be considered the lazy person’s guide to dissolving stage fright with groups...
by Lee Glickstein | May 12, 2014 | New Perspectives on Public Speaking
These words came to me a few weeks ago while observing a newcomer in one of my classes struggling up front to cope with extreme self-consciousness while maintaining a strained smile. When I asked if she was willing to take some coaching she nodded “yes”...
by Lee Glickstein | Feb 16, 2014 | New Perspectives on Public Speaking
Educator Janet Surrey wrote: “To be in connection with another human being a person needs to see and be seen by the other.” So what does it really mean to “see” the other? In Speaking Circles we do this through practicing a warmly attuned gaze...