5 ways to handle a hostile audience
Many speakers understand one of the great truths of public speaking: the audience is on your side. At least, to ...
Don’t forget to breathe!
At the CIO conference I spoke to this week, I was preceded and followed by CIOs on the agenda. I ...
Don’t forget to breathe!
At the CIO conference I spoke to this week, I was preceded and followed by CIOs on the agenda. I ...
Bad presentations, good delivery? Or good presentations, bad delivery?
Which is worse, a well-written presentation badly delivered, or a badly written presentation delivered well? The short answer is that ...
The 5 Best Ways to Screw up a Presentation
There are an infinite number of ways to screw up a presentation, but I see some over and over again. ...
What should Seth Godin have done? How do you respond to a last-minute change?
Yesterday, I commented on Seth Godin’s TED.com speech, overall finding it impressive, and making a few suggestions for improvement. Seth ...
Why is most public speaking so awful?
Why is most public speaking so awful? Why do we subject our fellow human beings to this form of torture ...
The 3 most common communications mistakes CEOs make
Working with senior executives I get a lot of opportunities to see the communications mistakes that CEOs and top leaders ...
The 5 worst (and widespread) rules about public speaking
We work with clients all the time who have absorbed rules from somewhere about public speaking. Usually those rules are ...
The 5 best ways to conquer your fear of public speaking
I often get asked about the nerves, fear, butterflies, and sheer unadulterated terror that, for most people, accompany public speaking ...
