Does Mind Over Matter Really Matter?
Growing up in New England, I was taught that mind over matter – mental discipline – was the way you ...
Is Positive Thinking a Mistake?
Two studies published last year cast a bit of shade on the power of positive thinking and of avoiding negative ...
How to Reduce the Anxiety of Public Speaking
The most common question I get asked about public speaking is, “how do I control (reduce, eliminate) my nerves?” As ...
In Praise of Contagion
Contagion is good. At least, in an emotional sense, in audiences, and most of the time. As public speakers, we ...
Are You Anxious? What Are the Uses of Anxiety, if Any?
I am an anxious person. I like things to go well, especially social situations, and I put energy into trying ...
Please Help by Communicating with Others in this Anxious Time
There’s a lot of anxiety going around right now with the pandemic, and the dislocation of normal life, schedules, and ...
Should You Rehearse in Front of a Mirror?
I’ve often had clients and others tell me that they’ll rehearse in front of a mirror in order to practice ...
The Danger of Virtual Communicating
This blog post is adapted from my forthcoming book, Can You Hear Me?, due out from Harvard in a few ...
How to Reduce Speech Anxiety – or Pre-Election-Results Anxiety
If you’re an American – heck, if you’re anywhere on the globe – you would be pardoned for feeling a ...
How Humans Mirror Each Other
The human brain is a wonderful mirror to other humans. We have mirror neurons in our heads that help us ...
