It Matters What Story a Politician Is Telling You
I was struck recently by an implication of storytelling that explains a good deal of the current attitude towards various ...
What Do Instruction Manuals Have to Do with Public Speaking?
I’m sure you’ve noticed: one of the casualties of our speeded-up existence has been the death of real instruction manuals. ...
What the Candidates Didn’t Say Thursday Night
I watched the Democratic debate on Thursday night in a resolutely non-political way: with the sound turned off. The point ...
The World Champion Speaker
Every year Toastmasters runs a contest for the best 5 – 7-minute speech in the world. Something like 30,000 people ...
When Do Facts Beat Stories?
Speakers make or break their speeches – and careers – based on the strength of their stories and their command ...
Takeaways from Round Two of the Democratic Debates
We’ve endured the second round of Democratic presidential debates, this time hosted by CNN. By now, the folly of the ...
Thinking of Becoming a Professional Speaker? Here’s What They Don’t Tell You
There’s a lot of glamour in the keynote speaking world – from a distance. You jet into town, stay in ...
What Is Hot Right Now in Public Speaking?
What are the current hot topics in public speaking? I hear from and reach out to clients, speaker friends who ...
I Have Seen the Future and It Is Video
As an author of (mostly) written words, I’ve of course noticed that the sentient world is becoming increasingly video-based. At ...
Dr. Susan David’s TED talk and Its Lessons for Keynote Speaking
It’s been a few years since I helped designed a conference from soup to nuts; these days I’m primarily a ...
