Speaking Circles
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Speaking Circles are small groups of 8-10 people who come together to feel at ease in public speaking. Originally developed in America as a way to combat stage fright, independent practitioners also report successful applications to treating stuttering[1] and other social challenges.
Speaking Circles were developed in the late 1970s by former stand-up comedian Lee Glickstein, who codified the methods he found successful in addressing his own experience of stage fright.[2] Subsequently, Glickstein registered the name Speaking Circles as a trademark and incorporated a business, Speaking Circles International, to deliver training using his methods through a network of licensed facilitators.