The low hanging fruit of public speaking, and yet no one does it?
I regularly get asked by speakers, meeting planners, speaker bureau folks – just about everyone in the speaking business, in ...
Should You Rehearse in Front of a Mirror?
I’ve often had clients and others tell me that they’ll rehearse in front of a mirror in order to practice ...
Should You Fake It Until You Make It?
Is it a good idea to fake it until you make it – as a public speaker? And does pretending ...
What Do Instruction Manuals Have to Do with Public Speaking?
I’m sure you’ve noticed: one of the casualties of our speeded-up existence has been the death of real instruction manuals. ...
How to Ace the Q and A
I’ve seen many speakers give a great speech only to lose the audience through fumbles during the Q and A. ...
I Have Seen the Future and It Is Video
As an author of (mostly) written words, I’ve of course noticed that the sentient world is becoming increasingly video-based. At ...
What’s the Single Most Important Key to a Successful Speech?
What makes for a successful speech? The truth is that it’s a complex mixture of art and science, intellect and ...
How Speakers Need to Forget
Starting this week I'm going to one post a week, for the summer. That way we can all take a ...
Audience Participation and Rodrigo y Gabriela
Last week I was off on another busman’s holiday. I learned at the last minute that Rodrigo y Gabriela were ...
How Good a Speaker Is Joe Biden?
Thanks to the persuasive powers of David Meerman Scott, I decided to take a work day to attend a Vice-President ...
