Do you know how to be empathetic?
Listening to my good friend and fellow speaker Martin G. Moore deliver a splendid speech on leadership recently, I was ...
Use This Surprisingly Simple Technique to Reduce the Stress of Public Speaking
An old saying has it that a ‘problem shared is a problem halved’. It’s a nice thought – unload your ...
The Five Skills Every Successful Public Speaker Needs
I recently ran across a study that looked at five life skills people needed to have better physical and ...
Three Brain Myths That Hinder Speakers
I frequently encounter several misunderstandings about the brain on the speaking circuit that lead, arguably, to less effective speeches. So, ...
How to Reduce the Anxiety of Public Speaking
Anxiety and stress go with public speaking for all but a lucky few, and readers of this blog will ...
The Secret of a Successful VC Pitch
How do you give a successful VC pitch? A recent study suggests what determines success, and indeed what allows subjects watching VC ...
What Color Is Your Speech?
We humans are powerfully influenced by color. There are of course the associations we develop with specific colors, thanks to ...
The Pandemic Epidemic of Loneliness
A good deal has been written about the increase in negative mental health indicators during the pandemic. Drug abuse, mental ...
Who makes a better public speaker – an introvert or an extrovert?
Who makes a better public speaker – an introvert or an extrovert? Most people would immediately say, ‘that’s a no-brainer ...
A Neuroscientific Revolution?
Thomas Kuhn, in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, argued that science proceeds in fits and starts. Scientists believe ...
