A General Shows Us What Charisma Really Is
How a leader responds to bad news is a measure of both the leader and the institution she represents. In ...
What Mick Jagger Teaches us about Public Speaking
Mick Jagger and his Rolling Stones rocked the TD Garden in Boston last night, and thanks to David Meerman Scott's ...
Drop Everything and Watch This Video
An email has been sitting in my inbox for a while now, and I finally got around to clicking on ...
Oprah Rocks Harvard
Oprah Winfrey’s success is well-documented, the distance she’s come phenomenal, and now she’s received the ultimate stamp of approval: Harvard ...
Stephen Colbert, Funny Speeches, and the University of Virginia
Tis the season of commencement addresses, and celebrities are in hot demand – especially celebrities with some connection to your ...
How to prepare a 20-minute TED-like talk
More and more the call is for short speeches. Of course, the popularity of TED and TEDx talks is one ...
How Public Speaking Has Evolved, Part 2
An astute reader of the this blog, David Meerman Scott, pinged me after Tuesday's blog post and said, "Aren't you ...
A Comparison of Two Inaugurals: Kennedy v Obama
President Kennedy gave 3 State of the Union addresses, and they are almost completely forgotten today. His Inaugural Address, on ...
President Obama’s Second Inaugural Address and How to Close a Speech – 3 Quick Tips
After an opening that grabs your audience and doesn’t let it go, the next most important moment in a presentation ...
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 ...
