What Is a Narrative Reversal and Why Does It Matter?
Another in an occasional series on storytelling When I ask my mid-career executives in the Harvard Professional Education and Development ...
To End All Wars
This is the second of an occasional series on storytelling. As I headed off to college at 17, I was ...
5 Keys to Good Storytelling
The first of several posts on storytelling. I’ve been writing, coaching, and teaching about storytelling for over 25 years, and ...
How to Structure a Speech or Presentation
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a proponent of the Ancient Greeks’ way of thinking about ...
How to Write an Unforgettable Speech
Speeches are like flowers, or sonnets, for the most part – a moment’s monument. With a few exceptions, they are ...
E51 Season 2 of JOQ: Nick chats to flamenco guitarist, speaker and author Juanito Pascual.
Juanito Pascual is a flamenco guitarist, composer, teacher, speaker and author. He has a unique approach to the ...
Here’s to the Mid-Career Executives!
I’ve just spent an unusual week, for me, working with classes of mid-career executives on their persuasiveness and influence as ...
What Is the Difference Between Good and Bad Storytelling?
Good storytelling begins in pain. At the core of every great story is conflict, and that means that someone is ...
What the Next 15 Years Will Be Like
I began this blog 15 years ago, with a post about the ancient Greeks and Romans – specifically about an ...
Four Commitments Audiences Want from their Speakers
In my ongoing occasional series on the persona that a speaker presents to the audiences she addresses, I’ve talked about ...
