Research-backed · zero folklore
A field guide to better speaking
Eight short sections of advice that survives scrutiny, from beating the fear to landing an impromptu answer. Sourced from research and expert consensus, not recycled listicles.
- 01
General tips
The fundamentals that hold up across every talk, room, and format.
- 02
Overcoming the fear
What clinical research actually says about speech anxiety, and what works.
- 03
Voice & body
Pace, pauses, vocal variety, eye contact, and what to do with your hands.
- 04
Prepared speeches
Writing, structuring, and rehearsing a speech you've had time to craft.
- 05
Impromptu speaking
Sounding coherent when you're put on the spot, with zero preparation.
- 06
Presentations
Slides that help instead of compete, grounded in multimedia-learning research.
- 07
Speaking online
Camera, audio, and energy: the mechanics of being compelling through a screen.
- 08
Myths to unlearn
Famous speaking advice that research has debunked, and what to do instead.
Every claim traces to published research or expert consensus · famous advice that failed replication lives in section 08