Research · Basel
Public Speaking Anxiety: What Research Says
The fear of public speaking is one of the most widespread fears. Clinical and applied research converges: gradual exposure works, while surface-level techniques do little.
2026-10-09Read
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Leadership, management and soft skills training in Switzerland
1776 articles drawn from our engagements in Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich, Bern, Basel, Lugano, Fribourg and Neuchâtel. Case studies, practical guides, 2026 trends.
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Research · Bern
Do gestures make you more convincing? — in the canton of Bern
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-30Read
Research · Neuchâtel
Does the audience notice your mistakes? — in the canton of Neuchâtel
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-30Read
Research · Bern
Turning stage fright into excitement — in the canton of Bern
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-29Read
Research · Neuchâtel
Turning stage fright into excitement — in the canton of Neuchâtel
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-29Read
Research · Lugano
Does the voice shape credibility? — in the canton of Ticino
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-27Read
Research · Bern
Turning stage fright into energy — in the canton of Bern
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-26Read
Research · Zurich
Telling a story to be remembered — in the canton of Zurich
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-15Read
Research · Zurich
Does the audience notice our nerves? — in the canton of Zurich
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-14Read
Research · Sion
Is a story remembered better than a number? — Sion, Valais
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-08-17Read
Research · Sion
Does seeing stage fright as excitement help you speak better? — Sion, Valais
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-08-16Read
Research · Lugano
The first seconds of a talk: what 'thin slices' show
Observers judge a speaker within seconds, and these judgements align with longer evaluations. A classic study, to read with care.
2026-08-07Read
Research · Lausanne
Stage fright: calm down or get excited?
Reframing anxiety as excitement may improve performance more than trying to calm down. The result is experimental.
2026-08-06Read
Research · Zurich
'Power poses': what remains after replication
A highly publicised finding on pre-talk poses did not survive replication of its physiological effects.
2026-08-05Read
Research · Geneva
Reducing stage fright: which methods have proved themselves?
An older but still cited meta-analysis compares treatments for speaking apprehension. Combinations seem most effective.
2026-08-04Read
Research · Basel
Do we speak less convincingly in a foreign language? — in the canton of Basel-Stadt
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-07-17Read
Research · Basel
Do crowded slides make people forget the key point? — in the canton of Basel-Stadt
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-07-16Read
Field · Sion
No filter: on the ground in Sion: what public speaking & impact truly reveals about organisations
Raw observations from field engagements in Sion — what public speaking & impact says, unfiltered, about an organisation's health.
2026-07-09Read
Method · Sion
Intervention note: method: structuring a public speaking & impact initiative in Sion over 90 days
An operational 90-day plan to anchor public speaking & impact in a team or committee based in Sion.
2026-07-08Read
Expert view · Sion
Public Speaking & Impact in Sion: what ten years of practice have taught us
Experiential synthesis: what works, what no longer works, and what is never said publicly about public speaking & impact in Sion.
2026-07-06Read
2026 trend · Sion
No filter: public Speaking & Impact in 2026: what is changing in Sion for executives and managers
Four weak signals redrawing the practice of public speaking & impact in Sion this year.
2026-07-05Read
Comparison · Sion
From the inside: public Speaking & Impact: comparing the approaches used in Sion and across Switzerland
Three approaches to public speaking & impact compared in the field — costs, durations, observed results from Sion.
2026-07-03Read
Perspective · Sion
From the inside: public Speaking & Impact: what Sion brings specifically to the practice
Cultural and economic reading of public speaking & impact seen from Sion — local specifics and transferable lessons.
2026-07-02Read
Case study · Sion
Field notes — case study: transforming a team's public speaking & impact in Sion
An anonymised engagement with a team based in Sion — starting point, programme deployed, six-month results.
2026-06-30Read