Where Are All the Storytellers?
In the early days of my blog, back in 2008 (almost a decade ago!) when I argued for more storytelling ...
Five Lessons from Hillary Clinton’s Democratic Convention Speech
Once again, I’m blogging about the takeaways from the presidential nominee’s speech to (in this case) her convention on Thursday ...
Five Public Speaking Lessons from Donald Trump’s Thursday Night Acceptance Speech
Donald Trump is one of those figures that politics churns up from time to time about whom few are half-hearted ...
What It Takes to Succeed as a Public Speaker Today
Motivational speeches have acquired a bad name in some quarters. In 2008-9, the market for them tanked, and ever since ...
How To Talk to Audiences so that They Remember What You Say
Some recent research on memory and retention has important implications for public speakers everywhere who care about their audiences actually ...
How to write a commencement speech
It’s commencement season around the US. Several thousand universities, and tens of thousands of high schools, are gathering to bestow ...
The Surprising Way Metaphors Will Strengthen Your Speeches
The human mind – especially the unconscious human mind – is still mostly a mystery to us, its owner. Neuroscience ...
Audiences Don’t Remember What They Hear – Here’s How to Fix That Problem
Regular readers of this blog will know that the statistics of remembering are unkind to public speakers everywhere. The research ...
Changing Minds in the Audience in Front of You
I’ve posted many times about the psychology of changing people’s minds through a presentation. Since I believe the only reason ...
The Three Things a Speaker Needs to Get Right
When I work with clients to improve their public speaking skills, we spend a good deal of time getting the ...
