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) ...
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 ...
To End All Wars
This is the second of an occasional series on storytelling. As I headed off to college at 17, I was ...
Which is more important – authenticity or charisma?
Which is more important to you – authenticity or charisma? Do you perhaps yearn for charisma and settle for authenticity? ...
Do Boomers Really Exist? What About Millennials?
Are there real differences between the generations, and do we need to treat Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers ...
Is Positive Thinking a Mistake?
Two studies published last year cast a bit of shade on the power of positive thinking and of avoiding negative ...
How Assertive Are You?
I probably should not admit to this character flaw in a blog post where other people may read it, but ...
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 ...
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 ...
