5 Top New Year’s Resolutions for Speakers
Happy New Year, everyone! I’m back from a little skiing, a little overeating, and a little doing nothing. The perfect ...
The Best and Worst of Communicating – 5 Quick Lessons from 2012
Once again this year I’m inspired by the top 10 best and worst communicators of 2012 list (compiled by my ...
The Public Words 2012 Top 10 Holiday Gift Guide for Public Speakers
I first ran this list a few years back. Here it is again, updated for 2012: what to get your ...
How to Get Angry in Public – Australian Prime Minister Gillard Shows Us How to Get It Right
A few weeks back, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave a speech in Parliament that has gone viral on YouTube ...
Mitt Romney, President Obama, and the Presidential Debate Wrap up
The final debate concluded, most Americans will stop paying attention to public rhetoric until the next President offers up an ...
Blarney, Benghazi, and Binders: Takeaways from the Second Presidential Debate
The debate rematch saw a familiar Governor Romney matched up against a newly invigorated President Obama. There was a lot ...
How President Obama and Governor Romney Should Prep for their Debates
The first debate perpetuated a huge national misconception about Presidential debates and the job of a leader in general. The ...
5 Takeaways from the Vice-Presidential Debate
The Vice-Presidential debate was a lot more fun than the first Presidential one. Both candidates came out swinging and got ...
5 Quick Lessons from the First Presidential Debate 2012
I’m taking a short break from my discussion of virtual communications to talk about the debates. The received wisdom is ...
The 2012 Convention Speeches – the Highs, the Lows, and the Baffling
Analyzing the convention speeches for their rhetorical import has become a hazardous sport, for a couple of reasons. First of ...
