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Dr. Kristopher J. Blom
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Practice Being Uncomfortable
Embarrassment and social discomfort happen in public speaking. Get comfortable being uncomfortable with these different ways to train.
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Comfortable being Uncomfortable
Randomly give your presentation in a coffee shop as preparation? Extreme, but a sound principle. Get comfortable being uncomfortable to improve your public speaking.
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Distraction Reaction – without Tripping Up
What’s the easiest way to identify an inexperienced public speaker? fear reaction to distractions. Inexperienced speakers tend to get tripped up by minor distractions. Being aware and prepared to handle distractions can help.
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Affiliated Trainer Program Announcement
Announcing our new Affiliated Trainer status program. Designed to deepen our relationship with training companies and independent trainers and bring the benefits of Virtual Orator to more people.
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Inoculation against a fear of public speaking
Read a short text about speaking anxiety and reduce your fear? Seems too good to be true, but recent research suggests it can if crafted according to inoculation theory.
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My Trials by Fire: the Seeds of Virtual Orator
The inspiration for creating Virtual Orator was the trials by fire that our CEO experienced in learning public speaking. He relates his experiences in the hopes you’ll choose to avoid the trail by fire learning method.
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A Shot of … Continuing Fear
Your ‘shot of courage’ might really be a ‘shot of continuing fear’. New research suggests alcohol may keep you from overcoming your fear of public speaking.
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Why make a Public Speaking New Year’s Resolution?
It’s time again to make New Year’s Resolutions. Whether motivated by improving your career or self-improvement, there are many potential benefits to learning public speaking. Check you some of the reasons why you should make a public speaking resolution this year.
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Trial by Fire or Trial by VR: You Choose
Trial by Fire is a common method for learning Public Speaking. It’s inefficient, dangerous, and no fun. Improve on the method or change it completely into a Trial by VR.
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Photo-realism is Fine, but Consistency Counts for Presence
VR is about the experience of being in another place, not how real the graphics look. Find out how Presence really works and what factors are important.
