Are you even listening? How to Spot a Fake Listener!
As a nation, and a world, we’ve all pretty much stopped listening to one another. We’ve separated into tribes, and ...
What Is Charisma?
What is charisma? Sooner or later almost everyone I coach asks me that question. And it immediately leads to the next ...
Dealing with Hostility as a Speaker
One of the interesting by-products of our world becoming more virtual over the past decade is that behavior which would ...
Does Tact Matter in Public Speaking?
It may seem odd to talk about tact in this angry era. Or it may be that we need it ...
Passion – Why It Creates Charisma
For my second blog post this week, I'm reaching back into the archives for a piece first published in 2014. ...
What Speakers Need to Know About the Brain
Fall is officially here and it’s time to put away the pails, shovels and sunscreen and get back to work. ...
Human Empathy and the Virtual World, Part Two
This is the second of two articles adapted from my new book, Can You Hear Me?, due out from Harvard ...
Human Empathy and the Virtual World, Part One
I’ve been posting recently about the perils of our life today, living as we do half-face-to-face, half virtually, adapting the ...
Why Executives Need to Become Intentional Communicators
For executives with a public-facing role, the game has changed. You can’t rely on common sense or instinct or winging ...
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, ...
