Stage Fright
By Lee Glickstein
In 1989, still desperately seeking a solution to my life-long stage
fright, I invented the group process that came to be known as Speaking
Circles®.
Utilizing soft-focus group support for finite periods of time,
this deceptively simple method has turned out to be the key to gently
dissolving fear of speaking in public for thousands of people around
the world.
Discovering the Magic
Speaking Circles, however, are not limited to people
with abject stage fright or terminal anxiety. For, when people who
already tolerate or enjoy getting up in front of groups are willing
to start in silence and stay steadily with one person at a time,
they enjoy a quantum leap in magnetism and effectiveness.
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By Carla Kimball, Certified Speaking Circles Facilitator
My approach to public speaking blends together a comprehensive
set of stress management tools with a specific public speaking methodology,
developed by Lee Glickstein of Speaking Circles International, called
Speaking Circles®. I've had a number of people attend my Speaking
Circles who are also members of Toastmasters (a nationwide
program of public speaking clubs). Because people often ask me what
are the differences between the two, I decided to do a systematic
analysis and comparison of the two these very different approaches
to public speaking.
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