Why Do We Deny the Facts? And What Can We Do About That?
If you ask most people, they will tell you that human cooperation, from politics to simple daily interactions in the ...
Don’t Coddle Your Audience!
We coddle our audiences too much. The only reason to give a speech is to change the world. To change ...
What Are the Trends in Speaking Right Now?
What do audiences want to hear from speakers, coming out of the pandemic (if in fact we are finally emerging)? ...
A Tribute to Maria Popova and the Marginalian – Part 2
The second of three articles inspired by The Marginalian. One of the glories of the Internet is Maria Popova’s The Marginalian. ...
A Tribute to Maria Popova and the Marginalian
One of the glories of the Internet is Maria Popova’s The Marginalian. If you don’t know it, click on the ...
What Do Your Audiences Remember?
How can you, a keynote speaker or perhaps a more humble everyday presenter, increase what your audience retains of your ...
What Is the Difference Between Good and Bad Storytelling?
Good storytelling begins in pain. At the core of every great story is conflict, and that means that someone is ...
How to Talk about Change
How should speakers, writers, and other communicators talk about change most effectively? Not the way we’ve been doing it. Not ...
Trying to learn something? Beware the digital!
Two recent studies about retention and memory suggest that we should not rely wholly on digital means for learning and ...
Analyzing the Rhetoric and Delivery of President Biden’s First SOTU
President Theodore Roosevelt famously called the U. S. presidency a ‘bully pulpit,” by which he meant a wonderful platform from ...
