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Category: Research
Cracking the Code: Mastering Audience Profiling for Effective Communication
“Know your audience.” How many times have you heard this advice and wondered what it was supposed to mean? To know as much as we can about our audience helps us establish a strategy to reach them more easily. So, what exactly should you know to help you through the preparation process? Keep in mind…
Research: Single VR Session Reduces Stress
A research study shows Virtual Orator can reduce stress in a single session, including for those with speaking experience. Results verify people truly feel they are in front of an audience and engaged in public speaking when using Virtual Orator.
#imprompTuesdays – Your weekly public speaking training
Introducing #imprompTuesdays. Tuesdays are now the day for impromptu public speaking. What? Why? A recent research paper by Mortaji indicates that holding a weekly, low pressure impromptu speech can both significantly reduce fear and at the same time improve skills. That’s great results from just doing a simple, actionable task. It doesn’t take a lot…
Corporate Cost of Poor Public Speaking
Poor public speaking in the corporate world is common and costly. Stats collected from various surveys and a calculator for cost of lost productivity (Spoiler: it’s a lot!).
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.
