The Power Of Jon Stewart’s Testimony to Congress
Every now and then a speech comes along that both defines the era and transcends it. Comedian Jon Stewart’s recent ...
Drew Tarvin’s Humor That Works
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Drew Tarvin recently about his book, his work, and how he ended up ...
What’s the Single Most Important Key to a Successful Speech?
What makes for a successful speech? The truth is that it’s a complex mixture of art and science, intellect and ...
Audience Participation and Rodrigo y Gabriela
Last week I was off on another busman’s holiday. I learned at the last minute that Rodrigo y Gabriela were ...
Finding Your Voice – Part One
This is the first of two posts on finding your voice as a speaker. When I was at a low ...
How Good a Speaker Is Joe Biden?
Thanks to the persuasive powers of David Meerman Scott, I decided to take a work day to attend a Vice-President ...
Is Anger Addictive? Is It Worse Online?
Can we actually become addicted to anger? I’ve posted a number of times about how we seem to be living ...
You Think You Have Too Much Email? Wait Until Your Workplace Adds Slack!
The promise of word processing and email was that they were going to bring us friction-free communication and asynchronous convenience. ...
Liane Davey Fights the Good Fight
Liane Davey is an old friend and client, one who has proved incredibly skilled at understanding and helping improve the ...
New Research on How Virtual Communication Is Changing the Workplace
Some recent research on what it’s like to work in a half-face-to-face, half-virtual world arrived too late to be included ...
