There are no mistakes: How jazz can help public speakers
If you’re a public speaker you live some intense moments of your life in the limelight, on stage, in front ...
Speakers worth catching – 5: Malcolm Gladwell
I’ve blogged about Malcolm Gladwell before, and given him mixed reviews as a good storyteller, but a speaker with some ...
Speakers worth catching – 4: Craig Mod and the Do Lectures
Watch out, TED. There’s a rival for your viewers’ attentions out there: the Do Lectures. The Do Lectures are granola ...
Speakers worth catching – 3: Jacqueline Novogratz
For my third in this series on speakers you should cross town to see, let me introduce you to Jacqueline ...
Speakers worth catching – 2: Doug Keeley
I’m back from some travel with the second in my series about speakers worth catching. If you have speakers you’ve ...
Speakers worth catching – 1: Mitch Joel
I’m going to start a blog series on current speakers worth watching and begin with Mitch Joel, author of the ...
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Speaks Out
Sheryl Sandberg’s TED talk is a tour de force of strong message coupled with an elegant delivery. The talk is ...
Michael Chiklis, the Boston Pops and the 4th of July – the Hazards of Live TV
I love long summer nights, fireworks, and up tempo music. So the Boston Pops 4th of July fireworks and patriotic ...
Here’s how to do it: a great speech with no PowerPoint
I’ve been blogging recently about the abuse and misuse of PowerPoint and other slide software. Today I’m sharing an example ...
Your Presentation Secret Weapon: Grace Hopper, the Computer, and the Prop
The first motivational speaker I ever heard was the inimitable Admiral Grace Hopper, sometime in the 80s at the University ...
