‘Tis the season. Many seniors are in the anxiety-producing throes of the college application process.  Some are taking the SAT for the second or third time, trying to be more competitive. Our culture has bought into a formula that success=high school diploma + at least a four-year college degree. One size does not fit all… Read More »

What? Me? Speak in front of an audience? No, thank you!  Many of us would rather undergo a root canal than speak in a public forum. Even so, we can help our teens gain skills to overcome this very common fear. Toastmasters/Gavel clubs have been helping people gain public speaking skills worldwide for decades. They… Read More »

Malala Yousafzai (age 16) represents the power our teens have when they are passionate about a cause. Last month she received the Clinton Global Initiative Leadership in Civil Society award. She was also a contender for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Taliban militants shot this Pakistani teenager in the head a year ago for championing… Read More »

Wouldn’t we all like our teens to be poised and confident? No easy feat when it comes to speaking in front of others. Public speaking is a daunting task for most teens and adults. They say that, after the fear of death, the #2 fear of adults is glossophobia, the fear/anxiety of public speaking. Toastmasters… Read More »