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 ...
Speakers, Do You Know Your Audience?
When we think about our audiences as speakers, we think about their demographics, or the industry they are in, or ...
5 Keys to Good Storytelling
The first of several posts on storytelling. I’ve been writing, coaching, and teaching about storytelling for over 25 years, and ...
How to Structure a Speech or Presentation
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a proponent of the Ancient Greeks’ way of thinking about ...
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 Long Do You Have to Prepare a Presentation?
What do you do first if you have 6 weeks to prepare a presentation (or speech), 6 days to prepare ...
Presenting to the Executive Team? Here’s What to Think About – Part 2
This is the second of a three-part series on presenting to the executive team. During the pandemic, I worked with ...
How to Write an Unforgettable Speech
Speeches are like flowers, or sonnets, for the most part – a moment’s monument. With a few exceptions, they are ...
