Why speakers need introductions, Part 2
I’m going to post this (short) blog a little earlier in the day in case you’re heading off early for ...
Give Your Speech Change the World
Video Book Review by Chris Brogan. My friend, Tim Sanders sent me this book by Nick Morgan, Give Your Speech, ...
The five top speaking tips from the ancient Greeks
Long before then-candidates Obama and McCain debated each other in the recent campaign, the ancient Greeks held forth on democracy ...
The 5 worst (and widespread) rules about public speaking
We work with clients all the time who have absorbed rules from somewhere about public speaking. Usually those rules are ...
How to achieve public speaking ‘nirvana’ in 3 steps.
I was inspired by David Meerman Scott’s great post on public speaking (http://tinyurl.com/dndzw7) to write about 3 steps to achieving ...
Cut through the jargon: 4 elevator pitches on education.
The educational field, like many others, can fall victim to its own jargon. This is a particular problem for elevator ...
Can elevator pitches be too short? — 3 ways to go wrong.
Today, I’m looking at 3 elevator pitches that run the risk of being too short to have the necessary impact. ...
Analyzing 2 elevator pitches: the story behind the pitch is crucial.
I’ll take on the next two elevator speech entries at once because the first one is a joke – but ...
Four ways to use an elevator pitch/speech
One of the interesting results of the elevator speech contest is that we find out how many different ideas there ...
Analyzing the second elevator speech entry
The second elevator speech entry comes from Barb: You need to see me as your best day on the stock ...
