The Future of Conferences – Part One: Do We Still Need Conferences?
I’m starting a series of blogs on the future of conferences. Last year was a difficult one for the ...
7 Simple New Year’s Resolutions for Improving Your Public Speaking
1. I will construct all my speeches to focus on one main point, removing all information that doesn’t support ...
What should a speaker ask an audience to do?
A speaker asks a lot of an audience. Understanding, enthusiasm, support -- and inactivity. Audiences are expected to be passive ...
Can you give a successful presentation sitting down?
Many clients ask me if they can present sitting down. It's a natural question -- it feels more collegial, and ...
6 tips for using teleprompters
Should you use a teleprompter? If so, what are the traps for the unwary? I had a question from an ...
The weirdest public speaker you’ve ever seen? 4 lessons from Clifford Stoll
For my holiday blog and present to readers and those passionate about good public speaking, here is Clifford Stoll: http://tinyurl.com/djsg9v. ...
What’s the biggest risk in public speaking?
When you stand up to speak, you're risking a good deal. You can fail to engage the crowd, you can ...
Is rehearsal important?
Is rehearsal important? Odd that I should even have to pose the question, but a surprising number of the people ...
Three Big Myths of Executive Public Speaking
For my blog today, I'm linking to an article I just wrote for Forbes.com on the 3 big myths of ...
How much emotion is too much in public speaking?
How much emotion is too much in public speaking? That’s the question the following video raised for me. It’s Daniel ...
