Articles
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...
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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 anxiety he...
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The Synergy of Passion and Presence
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 point in my own...
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Luminous Listening: The art of shedding light with your presence
Luminous listening is the alchemical core of Relational Presence that is the key to authentic compelling public speaking. The practice of approaching "public speaking" as a function of listening more than of speaking has dissolved the performance anxiety of thousands...
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The Gift of Stage Fright
We come into this world as fully expressive bundles of divine energy, but as relational beings we need our divinity mirrored back in order for us to fulfill our unique expression on earth. After our physiological and safety needs are met, our need for belonging...
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Let Your Mind Breathe
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 bank and for a car. The phrase...
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Attune Your Instrument
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 instrument in...
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The Pleasure of Being Seen
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 and in...
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