AI is making public speaking more important, not less

AI is making public speaking more important, not less AI is changing what professional value looks like. The cognitive work that once defined senior roles — synthesising information, structuring arguments, producing recommendations — is increasingly being handled by tools that do it faster and cheaper. That’s a threat to some roles. But it’s also a […]

How hypnosis actually works — and why it matters for speaking anxiety

How hypnosis actually works — and why it matters for speaking anxiety For many people, the word hypnosis alone is enough to trigger scepticism. The associations are hard to shake — stage shows, Hollywood depictions, the idea of being controlled or put to sleep by someone else. Those images are vivid. They’re also wrong. And […]

What speaking anxiety is actually costing you

What speaking anxiety is actually costing you Speaking anxiety has a professional price. Most people who live with it have a rough sense of this — the meetings where they stayed quiet, the opportunities they didn’t pursue, the contributions that never quite made it into the room. But the actual cost rarely gets looked at […]

Why speaking anxiety gets worse in high-stakes situations

Why speaking anxiety gets worse in high-stakes situations Speaking anxiety and high stakes have a specific relationship. The more that rides on a speaking situation — the seniority of the audience, the visibility of the outcome, the professional consequences — the more intensely the nervous system responds. Understanding why that happens explains something important: why […]