Speaking
We can help you master public speaking
Lesson duration 04:30
Storytelling is an ancient art; as humans developed language and culture, we learned to share our...
Results for "speaking" (213)
Speaking of poverty, differently
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Poverty has often been pictured as attributable to the individual, but we should see it instead a...
How to speak so that people want to listen
Lesson duration 09:59
Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help....
Life Sciences
Why parrots can talk like humans
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Monkeys are our closest biological relatives, and they can't speak. But parrots don’t seem to...
Performing Arts
The science of stage fright (and how to overcome it)
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Heart racing, palms sweating, labored breathing? No, you’re not having a heart attack -- it’s...
The Arts
Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter
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Shakespeare sometimes gets a bad rap in high schools for his complex plots and antiquated...
Thinking & Learning
How to uncover your best ideas
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This is episode 2 of the animated series, “Public Speaking 101.” Ideas change everything — and...
Teaching & Education
The danger of silence - Clint Smith
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"We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to...
Social Studies
The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth
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Isabella Baumfree was born into slavery in late 18th century New York. Fleeing bondage with her...
Cognition and Learning
The psychology of accents
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Have you ever been told you speak with an accent? Perhaps, to you, the person who asked that...
Thinking & Learning
What happens when you share an idea?
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This is episode 1 of the animated series, “Public Speaking 101.” Ideas change everything — and...
Thinking & Learning
What’s the best way to give a presentation?
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This is episode 4 of the animated series, “Public Speaking 101.” Ideas change everything — and...
Literature & Language
How to speak with meaning
Lesson duration 10:24
This is episode 5 of the animated series, “Public Speaking 101.” Ideas change everything — and...
Thinking & Learning
How to communicate clearly
Lesson duration 07:11
This is episode 3 of the animated series, “Public Speaking 101.” Ideas change everything — and...
Social Studies
I am Abraham Lincoln
Lesson duration 11:39
Ordinary people can change the world. One of the most amazing people, who changed the world was...
Speaking
Are You A Good Listener?
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We hear a lot about how to speak well in public, but very little about how to learn the equally...
Social Studies
Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm a local - Taiye Selasi
Lesson duration 16:05
When someone asks you where you're from … do you sometimes not know how to answer? Writer Taiye...
Literature & Language
Why do we, like, hesitate when we, um, speak?
Lesson duration 05:34
For as long as we’ve had language, some people have tried to control it. And some of the most...