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 ...
Keynote Speakers – Don’t Neglect Q and A!
If you are a keynote speaker, you may often be asked to spend the last 15 minutes or so of ...
Is Empathy Important for Leaders or Speakers?
In the speaking business we spend a lot of time telling stories designed to elicit empathy in our audiences. Teachers ...
Empathy Is up to Us
Empathy is up to us. And it’s on the decline. We have reason to be worried, certainly here in the ...
What About the 10,000-hour Rule — Is It Still a Thing?
You’re probably familiar with the so-called 10,000-hour rule, the idea that what it takes – and all it takes – ...
How to Rehearse a Speech
You’ve got the speech booked, and it’s an important one. Of course, they’re all important, or you wouldn’t say ‘yes’, ...
5 Simple Principles for Better Speaking in 2024
Welcome to 2024. To me, the 2020s were supposed to be the stuff of science fiction, a world beyond what ...
First, Let’s Kill All the Meetings
It’s a truism that people in organizations of all kinds suffer from too many meetings. As we wind down 2023, ...
How to Interact with Audiences, Part 6
The last of a six-part series One of the consistent surprises for me in the keynote speaking world has been ...
How to Interact with Audiences, Part Five
This is the fifth of a six-part series. One of the consistent surprises for me in the keynote speaking world ...
