Here are my top 5 Body Language Tips for More Confident Public Speaking.

Learn the Top 10 Ways to Call Listeners to Action at the end of a speech or presentation. This is Part 4 (of 4) of a series showing you how to write a persuasive speech. These are calls to action or CTAs and virtually all persuasive...

Venture into the world of Armand and Victor, twin brothers who transform everyday items into extraordinary inventions in their garage. From a magic carpet that powers devices to a fan that spins with a simple approach, this video...

Peripherals allow us to expand our system to support new features such as printing, sound, and external storage. They also enable a wide array of input devices like mice and keyboards. Knowing how to identify each of them quickly is...

MLK Day takes place every year on the third Monday of January. It's a time to celebrate the life and work of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who brought Americans together in the name of racial equality.

When you hear names like Gladys or Herbert or Doris, you probably automatically think of old people, but why is that? Linguists have been studying the science of first names for a long time, and though what's behind a particular parent's...

Across the globe, queer communities have relied on secret lexicons known as "argots" to communicate safely, which have developed over the years into what some call "verbal jazz."

It's one of the most studied — and most controversial — varieties of English. But many people still hold deep misconceptions about African-American English (AAE).

No grammar rules? Is there ever a time when you can't possibly make a grammar mistake? Today, find out the correct order when you say a pronoun along with a noun in English.

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Linguist Carol Padden (UC San Diego), reflects on how technology might affect the future use of sign languages.

Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) describes how the experience of the Vietnam War affected his research on classical Athens.

“Etymology” describes the way to research and determine the origins of words.

Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) gives us a detailed view of the ancient Athenian deliberative assembly.

Stanford University classicist and political scientist Josiah Ober relates how the interests of elites and the general population were intertwined in classical Athens, and how we might be able to harness some of those ancient concepts in...

Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) paints a vivid picture of an ancient Athenian assembly, describing how speakers had to find a way to consistently appeal to two very different audiences simultaneously.

Cognitive scientist Victor Ferreira (UC San Diego) describes his research of testing what is happening in our minds when we speak.

UC San Diego psychologist of music Diana Deutsch describes her motivation to rigorously explore a link between tone languages and perfect pitch in music, and the scepticism she encountered on all sides.

Cognitive scientist Victor Ferreira (UC San Diego) describes how the common view that speakers are primarily concerned about being understood by their listeners is, in fact, incorrect.

MLK Day takes place every year on the third Monday of January. It's a time to celebrate the life and work of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who brought Americans together in the name of racial equality.

Here are 5 Tips to Tell More Memorable Stories. Storytelling is a must-have communication skill when public speaking, for leaders, and for anybody who wants to make a lasting impact on listeners.

Here are 3 Tips to Overcome Your Public Speaking Anxiety. Public speaking can be a pivotal career accelerator but nerves often prevent many people from gaining the confidence they need to do it.

Avoid These 3 PowerPoint Mistakes and here are some simple tips to fix them. Public speaking and PowerPoint seem to go hand-in-hand but many speakers make the same mistakes when using slides.

In this episode of Nature League, Brit breaks down the recent United Nations Summit on Biodiversity and shares key messages and summaries from the event.