Calgary scholar studies improv as a solution to public speaking anxiety

A local academic is researching ways to improve public speaking anxiety after personally struggling with it and identifying a demand among others.  Francis Taman, 62, a Calgary-based master’s student in education at the University of New Brunswick, is recruiting research participants to explore the impact of improv on public speaking anxiety (PSA) in adults. Scheduled to begin at the end of...
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Calgary scholar studies improv as a solution to public speaking anxiety

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