Joyful Public Speaking (from fear to joy): 2026

Friday, January 2, 2026

Eight TEDx talks about charisma

Recently I searched on YouTube and found eight TEDx talks about charisma. You can watch all of them in less than two hours. In chronological order they are:

16:03 - March 18, 2015

Let’s face it: charisma matters | John Antonakis |TEDxLausanne

17:28 - October 1, 2015

Charisma versus Stage Fright | Deborah Frances-White |

12:47 - December 12, 2016

The Dark Side of Charisma | Rebecca Styn |TEDx Erie

14:16 - December 2, 2019

Who needs tricks? Charisma has magical powers. | Jon Ensor |TEDxArendal

18:04 - September 24, 2021

How Charisma is a superpower we gift to others | ElizabethZechmeister | TEDxNashvilleSalon

4:31 - July 11, 2022

I hate people with Charisma | Bishal Bajgain |TEDxKathmanduUniversity

14:24 - May 15, 2024

What Orpheus taught me about charisma | Scott Mason |TEDxApex

17:33 - May 30, 2024

How charismatic storytelling convinces you to care | SobanAtique | TEDxUofT

The image was adapted from Charisma versus Stage Fright.

Thursday, January 1, 2026

In 2026 only you can prevent bad presentations

Since 2015 (except for 2023), on the first of January I have posted about how only you can prevent bad presentations. That slogan, of course, is based on the Smokey Bear one about preventing wildfires. My last one was that Only you can prevent bad presentations in 2025!

How can you do better? There is an article by Maurice Decastro at Mindful Presenter on December 28, 2025 titled 10 Ways to Develop Strong Public Speaking Skills in 2026 that lists these ways:

Overcome your fears

Learn to tell stories

Own your voice

Learn to pause

Understand how you move

Involve your audience

Create impactful slides

Learn from the masters

Cultivate a growth mindset

Get some professional help

Images from Wikimedia Commons of Carl Cohen, Frieda Pavlo, John Archibald Wheeler, and Mark Kac had captions added using PowerPoint.