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In his new book, Be Seen Now!, Lee Glickstein shares that the real key to connecting with others and calming the anxiety of public speaking is to receive the audience so they feel seen. Whether your goal is to make an impact as a professional speaker or simply become more comfortable presenting in front of groups, Be Seen Now! is an inspiring guide to sharing your message using the listener-friendly practice of Relational Presence.
Lee Glickstein, founder of Speaking Circles International and Mirror Work Alchemy, is an authority on Relational Presence in public speaking and in enlightened leadership.
A lifetime of stage fright motivated Lee to develop his simple but elegant approach to breaking through the epidemic fear of being fully oneself in front of groups. This process of discovery led him to a thorough understanding of the principles of authentic leadership communication through the practice of Relational Presence.
Lee offers workshops and one-on-one coaching with a unique combination of inspiration and step-by-step innovation. His clients range from top professional communicators and business leaders to “non-speakers” with severe public speaking anxiety. He is committed to facilitating ease, power, and effectiveness for anyone who needs or wants to address groups in-person or virtually, or who would like to have more magnetism one-on-one.
In 1989, Lee developed Speaking Circles® as a way to make his innovative approach available to others. Since then, he has facilitated thousands of Speaking Circles, workshops, seminars, and trainings around the world. Through Speaking Circles International, he has trained more than 1,000 Speaking Circle Facilitators globally.
Lee is the author of Be Heard Now! Tap Into Your Inner Speaker and Communicate with Ease (Broadway Books), Be Heard Now! How to Speak Naturally and Powerfully in Front of Any Audience (Sounds True Audiotapes), and the e-book Speakers' Guide to Authentic Connection: The Alchemy of Influence through Relational Presence. Lee graduated from Brooklyn College with a B.A. in Sociology in 1966. He was a social worker in New York City before moving to California to “follow his bliss.”
He performed stand-up comedy in San Francisco before becoming an innovator in the field of “humor as healing,” eventually serving as Director of the Humor in Medicine Program at the California Pacific Medical Center in the early 1990’s. In 1996, Lee was awarded the Athena Award for Excellence in Coaching and Mentoring.
In 2022, he founded Mirror Work Alchemy as the transformational bridge from inner work to outer action.
Lee lives in Marin County, California, and his hobby is constructing crossword puzzles for the New York Times.
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