Storytelling
A lot of ink and electrons have been spilled (if that's the word) on storytelling. Surprisingly little of it is ...
A lot of ink and electrons have been spilled (if that's the word) on storytelling. Surprisingly little of it is ...
I’ve written before on how to open a speech. How do you close one? Think about whom you’re talking to: ...
It's hard to get anyone's attention these days. We receive, what, a billion marketing messages a day, something like that. ...
The vast majority of presentations given throughout the business world are mediocre. The political world has a more interesting mix ...
At the heart of great public speaking is understanding your audience. If you don't know who you're talking to, you're ...
Do you need anything besides passion to succeed as a speaker? Is passion enough? Unfortunately, no. If passion were enough, ...
Consider the standard, garden-variety, dull-as-ditchwater business presentation. A business person shambles to the front of the room. People look up ...
Why are some speeches and speakers great -- some few -- and so many are not? Ultimately, great speaking is ...
Michelle Obama takes to the hustings and all of us start to pay attention to the race again. Why? Because ...
What's an elevator speech? Let's say you're about to speak at an important conference. You leave your hotel room, high ...