How to Prepare a Keynote Speech
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about what it takes to prepare a successful keynote speech – and a successful keynote ...
Can You Use Jungian Archetypes to Create a Great Speech?
It has been a while since I talked about archetypes, but I was thinking about them lately because of a ...
Why Tell Stories?
Over the years, I’ve written books, blog posts, and articles, and given countless speeches, about the importance of storytelling. When ...
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 ...
