Much of our success rides on persuading people to do a certain thing, make a particular decision, or behave a certain way. That persuasion is almost always in the form of verbal communication -- ...

You’ve probably heard this before: most people’s biggest fear, even over the fear of death, is giving a speech. But public speaking rears its head in so many ways that mastering the art of delivery is ...

Memorizing your presentation will help make it go smoothly (and you feel less nervous), right? Probably not, according to Toastmasters International experts on public speaking. While you should plan ...

This post is in partnership with The Muse. The article below was originally published on The Muse. People speak very differently depending on their audience. You might tell your friends things that ...

Naturally, there’s an app for that. These apps will help you gain confidence, relax prior to and during your speech, enhance audience participation, and rehearse effectively. There’s even an app to ...

Even CEOs can have the jitters when faced with making a presentation or moderating a panel. Although some folks make it look easy, others clearly don’t realize their leg-shaking is distracting to ...

In college I was a world-class crammer. In the hours leading up to any test, you could find me with a stack of notecards, trying to memorize a whole semester’s worth of information. I knew the ...