Author Archive for Dr. Kristopher J. Blom

About Dr. Kristopher J. Blom

Dr. Blom is a long time researcher in the VR field. He is the founder of Virtual Human Technologies, which applies VR and avatar technologies to human problems and helping better understand people. Virtual Orator exists largely because Dr. Blom wishes he had had such a tool instead of the 'trail by fire' he went through learning to speak in public.
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    Training Job Seekers for interviews with VR
    10/02/2021
    Corporate, News, Trainers, Using Virtual Orator
    Training interviews realistically is possibly even more critical than any other form of public...
  • A remote presentation is shown on a screen in an executive meeting room. A title says "Practicing presentation for a new world."
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    Remote Presentation Practice with Virtual Orator
    19/01/2021
    Corporate, Using Virtual Orator
    In a pandemic and post-pandemic world, public speaking is now often different. Remote presentations...
  • A meeting room with 18 people is seen. A notecard with the impromptu topic "detail the importance of managing our environment to university students" is seen in the foreground.
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    Research: Single VR Session Reduces Stress
    02/06/2019
    Fear, Research, VR
    A research study shows Virtual Orator can reduce stress in a single session, including...