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This in-depth guide offers practical tips for avoiding many types of cultural bias in your writing and speaking.

"Leave stage fright, jitters, and nerves behind by developing key performance hacks as told by Juilliard performance psychologist Dr.

"'Why you?

"It’s showtime! The turnout is good.

"Has this ever happened to you?

"How to prepare for any speaking opportunity in English so it'll set you up for success (and not failure).

"There are many different reasons why you might want to influence people.

"Has this ever happened to you?

Diane DiResta addresses the topic.

"If you sound scripted or slick, your audience will begin to distrust you or your message.

"What are the first words of a speech?

"In her winning speech, [Ramona] Smith used a body-language technique she learned from a previous speaking champion: keeping her palms facing out toward the audience.

"When the pressure is on, why do we sometimes fail to live up to our potential?

"No matter how much we try to work with others and get along, the time comes when we can’t agree.

"Many of us have had to battle the specter of arrogance at one time or another.

"Here are the top 9 visual communication mistakes that make you look stupid in your presentation .

This in-depth guide based on extensive research tells you what works and what doesn't.

"Author Vanessa Edwards and her team watched thousands of hours of TED Talks and noticed something surprising: The least popular TED Talkers used an average of 272 hand gestures during their 18-minute presentations, while the most popular used an average of 465 hand gestures in the same amount of time.

"Speak from the heart (and not a script) in order to engage your audience.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) is already becoming entrenched in many facets of everyday life, and is being tapped for a growing array of core business applications, including predicting market and customer behavior, automating repetitive tasks and providing alerts when things go awry.

"If you're planning to wrap up your presentation with a half-hearted call for "any questions?

"No matter how topical, relevant or pressing your content is, you're often fighting an uphill battle for the audience's attention.

Dave Mac gives his advice at PresentationBlogger.