Obama’s 3rd Prime-Time Press Conference — How did he do?
Saying he’s “pleased but not satisfied,” President Obama presided over his 3rd prime-time press conference last night, marking the first ...
What research on play can tell us about public speaking
Pity poor Stuart Brown, who runs the National Institute for Play. His job – and his passion – is to ...
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 ...
And the winner of the elevator speech contest is….
Thanks to everyone for the elevator pitch/speech entries. It was a lot of fun to read them and to continue ...
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 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 ...
The first of the elevator speech contest entries analyzed
Let’s look at the elevator speech contest entries as they come in. I’m thrilled by the response – keep the ...
Announcing the ‘elevator speech’ contest
Announcing the ‘elevator speech’ contest! When you’re preparing a presentation, one of the most useful steps you can take is ...
How are Presidents Obama and Bush alike?
Most people would say that President Obama and former President Bush are two very different personalities. Approval for each is ...
