How to Give an Impromptu Speech
A client and friend asked me the other day about impromptu speeches. His question, basically, was, to give consistently good ...
What Will Corporate Storytelling Look Like in 2015?
I’m not going to make communications predictions this year, because my crystal ball is cloudy, and 2015 in any case ...
What John Lewis Can Teach Speakers About Storytelling and Emotion
Speakers often struggle with how to get the emotion they know they need to move audiences into a speech. Perhaps ...
On Being Brief
Attention spans are shrinking. ADD and ADHD is on the rise – they say. People are overloaded with information. Keynote ...
The Greatest American Speech Ever?
Speeches, like flowers, are a moment’s monument. They exist most powerfully for a specific audience, a specific speaker, and a ...
The Difference Between Liberal and Conservative Audiences
Most countries have a political spectrum that divides along conservative v liberal lines. In the US, it’s the Republicans v ...
The Toughest Speaking Gig of All
I usually write about the challenges of professional and executive speaking, but there’s one speaking gig that presents difficulties even ...
When You Have to Deliver the Bad News….
Speakers sometimes have to deliver bad news. It’s not a pleasant prospect for most of us; we prefer to keep ...
It’s the Little Stressors That Will Kill You
Recently I was busy in an airplane-hangar-sized room helping a couple of speakers get ready to speak to an audience of ...
The Five Basic Secrets of Great Speechwriting
This is my most popular blog post ever. I'm trying to grab a little vacation this week, so enjoy, and ...
