What Does Your Audience Want?
So often speakers preparing a speech start with their passion, their expertise, or their response to an invitation. But what ...
Five Tips For Public Speaking Success
I’ve seen a lot of speeches recently, coached and written a good number more for clients, and given a few ...
The World’s Second Most Famous Brain and What It Teaches Public Speakers
In 1953, an epileptic had brain surgery to try to relieve the seizures he was experiencing that were making his ...
How to Listen to a Speech
I post often about how to give a speech. But most of us also find ourselves on the receiving end ...
How Dramatic Is Your Speechwriting?
I had a fun 5 years in the 90s writing plays and getting them produced. Five plays showcased in five ...
How Do You Create Intimacy as a Speaker?
I wrote last week about how speakers need to move deeper into authenticity to achieve intimacy with their audiences. I ...
How to Change the World in 2014
The only reason to give a speech is to change the world. The world, in the case of your next ...
What’s the Difference Between Keynotes and Training?
What’s the difference between a keynote (or breakout) speech and a training session? I get asked that question by speakers ...
Why is good public speaking important to the business world?
Most people would generally agree that a great deal — probably most — of the presentations we have to sit ...
How do you turn an ordinary presentation into a powerful story?
How do you take an ordinary presentation about 3Q profits or the S-17 update and turn it into a powerful ...
