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How your nervous system is sabotaging your speaking

How your nervous system is sabotaging your speakingBy: Dante St James Published on: 17/06/2025

Your brain perceives that microphone as a charging predator. Glossophobia—an estimated 75 per cent of us fear public speaking—doesn’t originate from thoughts of audience judgement but from an ancient fight-or-flight reflex misreading a simple stage as a life-or-death scenario.

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How your nervous system is sabotaging your speaking

What's really happening to you when you're scared of speaking

What's really happening to you when you're scared of speakingBy: Dante St James Published on: 10/06/2025

The apprehension associated with addressing an audience, commonly known as glossophobia, transcends mere nervousness for many individuals.

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What's really happening to you when you're scared of speaking

You're not afraid of public speaking at all

You're not afraid of public speaking at allBy: Dante St James Published on: 12/05/2025

It's not irrational. It’s deeply human. That tight-chested, nerve-tingling sensation isn't a fear of words. It’s a fear of exposure.

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You're not afraid of public speaking at all

How you stand is more important that you think

How you stand is more important that you thinkBy: Dante St James Published on: 06/05/2025

Did you know that up to 55 per cent of all communication is conveyed through body language alone? It’s a figure often cited from studies in non-verbal communication, yet so many speakers focus purely on their words.

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How you stand is more important that you think

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