World Speech Day
March 15 · Level 3 · #1724 of 2238
A day that celebrates the spoken word: the knack of talking, listening and actually being understood. It is for chatterboxes and for anyone working on speaking with more confidence.
How it is celebrated: people try a phone-free conversation over dinner, rehearse a short talk in front of friends, read poems aloud, and speech coaches or teachers run open practice sessions.
Fear of public speaking has its own name, glossophobia, and it ranks among the most common social fears.