People Need People – We Are Communal Beings
Humans need humans – and in some surprising ways. That’s the cumulative wisdom of many recent studies of our neurobiology. ...
The Power Of Your Voice – Professional Singer and Speaker Emily Thorner
International "ultra-soprano" (Second Inversion, WA, USA) and "new music rising star" (The Stranger, WA, USA) Emily Thorner is ...
Reasons for Speakers to Be Grateful
It’s the week of American Thanksgiving, 2024, and what better time to start reflecting on the year (in between meals) ...
Thinking Hurts — Here’s One Thing to Do about It
It hurts to think. A huge research project that studied 5,000 people in 29 countries found that we would rather ...
What Is a Narrative Reversal and Why Does It Matter?
Another in an occasional series on storytelling When I ask my mid-career executives in the Harvard Professional Education and Development ...
How to Learn (or Teach) Something New
What’s the best way to learn or to teach something new? A few recent studies suggest some surprising twists on ...
Are You on a Vacation or a Holiday?
A recent study got me thinking about the use of language to indicate connection. The study shows that we are ...
What Do We See When We See Our Opponents?
It’s commonplace for political observers to decry the polarization that afflicts our political scene here in the United States. I ...
Are You Afraid to Speak Your Mind?
Are Americans afraid to speak their minds? According to a recent study, the ‘land of the free and the home ...
What makes a good introduction?
A good introduction is essential to get a speaker off to a good start. The tendency for event hosts to ...
