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Speech fright can be painful to watch, and this video certainly proves it. However, it seems to be painful in an entertaining sort of way except perhaps for its subject, the Hollywood director Michael Bay. How else do you explain the more than one million views the YouTube video of the incident...

One of the standout performers in the final season of "American Idol," Sonika Vaid, is no stranger to stage fright. Now that she's made it into the final stages of the competition, the Martha's Vineyard native is starting to receive quite a bit of media attention. It includes a profile int...

Donna Vickroy writes about her battle with speech fright in a recent online article for the Chicago Tribune. The piece underscores just how intrusive performance anxiety can be when Vickroy is confronted with giving a eulogy at her aunt's funeral. It also reinforces a common misconception about nerv...

A recent article in the Personal Tech section of the New York Times reviews a number of smartphone apps that supposedly help people deal with their stage fright. While the apps considered are interesting, none really get to the heart of the problem with stage fright and are of limited help. Article ...