Millions of people are terrified of public speaking, even though it’s objectively very safe. To get over that fear, you need to understand how fear works and how to outsmart it.

There’s a piece of public-speaking wisdom that’s been circulating for a very long time: use humour in your speeches, but be careful. It’s good advice, but not exactly useful on its own. What are good ways to use humour, and what does “be careful”mean in the real world? There are few absolute answers to these questions, but it’s easier to make sense of them when you understand how humour works - and, importantly, how your sense of humour works.

There’s a tried-and-true method of marketing that’s stuck around through many changes in the way businesses communicate with their customers: recruiting public figures and respected authorities to get the public’s attention and endorse your product or service.

So, you’ve decided to start a podcast! Now it’s time to make sure that your hosting skills will keep people tuning in week after week. Keep reading to learn the five habits that captivating podcast hosts have in common (and you can, too)!

A lot of public speaking programs will tell you two things:

1) How often you say "um"; and

2) That you have to stop.

This isn’t helpful…and there’s a better way to polish your speaking.

What public speaking and pizza have in common: if you want to be adored, you’ve gotta prepare to be hated.

Taking the “ick” out pf public speaking means dealing with those pesky tricks that your brain plays on you.

Forget everything you’ve heard - your most powerful communication tool is creativity. Here’s how to discover and develop your own.

The world is noisy. There are almost 8 billion people on this planet, all of them with opinions, and many of them with devices in their pockets that let them share those opinions whenever they choose. Every day, worthy ideas get lost in the din.

If you want your voice to stand out, you need to know something that most of those 8 billion people don’t.

“I don’t know where to start.”

This is one of the biggest complaints I hear from people who are preparing for a presentation, keynote speech or panel discussion.

To get past writer’s block, try these steps in your next speech-writing session.