Public Speaking and the Imposter Syndrome – what can you do about it?
Most of the successful public speakers I know suffer from some form of the imposter syndrome. It’s often not something ...
New Research on How Virtual Communication Is Changing the Workplace
Some recent research on what it’s like to work in a half-face-to-face, half-virtual world arrived too late to be included ...
How to Create a Great Panel Discussion
I hardly ever bring in a guest poster, but in this case, it’s the return of an old friend. I ...
When The Show Must Absolutely Positively Go On
All professional speakers, and indeed virtually all speakers, have had days when they’ve been at less than their best. They’ve ...
My New Year’s Resolutions for 2019
Happy New Year 2019! If you thought last year was wild, weird and, well, pretty awful, then obviously you were ...
How to Persuade Someone of Something
Most of us find ourselves having to persuade someone else of something – whether it’s a proposal for a new ...
When Good Speeches Go Bad
Consider the standard, garden-variety, nails-in-the-forehead-boring business presentation. A person wanders to the front of the room, nervous as an auditor ...
The Difficulty with Online Beginnings
This post is adapted from my forthcoming book, Can You Hear Me?, to be published by Harvard in October. Recently, ...
Three Surprising Public Speaking Mistakes
There are some approaches to public speaking that seem, on the face of it, to make sense. But when you ...
The Olympics, Failure, and Public Speaking
If you’re a public speaker, sooner or later you’re going to have to learn to deal with failure. A presentation ...
