"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.

Any work team can run these checkups to find out how healthy it is and get remedies for problem areas.

My Next Move helps you identify careers that involve the kinds of work you like to do.

Affectiva’s website offers several ways to try emotion-recognition AI, including mapping your emotions while you watch a YouTube video.

"What are the first words of a speech?

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"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.

"Jesse Rieser's memories of growing up in Springfield, Missouri in the 1990s unfold against a familiar retail backdrop: storming the aisles of Toys R Us with his brother; meeting friends at the mall to flirt with girls and play videogames; hunting new bands in the CD racks of Best Buy," writes Laura Mellonee in a piece at Wired.

"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 .

"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.

"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.

"If you're looking to improve your small-talk skills, here's an expert take on the best tips for making conversation.

"Many people think persuasion is essentially “debating lite.

"In this clip Mark Powell provides best practice tips for opening and closing presentations.

"Preparation for a killer presentation is counterintuitive because it runs against everything business people naturally do when it comes to preparing their talks.

"It’s not about sleek graphics or the presentation software you use.

"Let’s talk about what we know about how rate of speech impacts credibility and persuasiveness.