What About the 10,000-hour Rule — Is It Still a Thing?
You’re probably familiar with the so-called 10,000-hour rule, the idea that what it takes – and all it takes – ...
How Assertive Are You?
I probably should not admit to this character flaw in a blog post where other people may read it, but ...
How to Talk to the Opposite Political Party: an Update on Primals
In 2020, in the height of the pandemic, I reported on some research by Professor Jer Clifton at the University ...
How to Rehearse a Speech
You’ve got the speech booked, and it’s an important one. Of course, they’re all important, or you wouldn’t say ‘yes’, ...
How to Time Your PR Initiative Successfully
Timing is of course everything in PR and marketing. I witnessed a beautiful example of this recently coming out of ...
3 Questions for Speakers to Level up in 2024
Is this the year you break out as a speaker? And what would that look like for you? Are you ...
JOQ S3 E13: Nick chats with neuroscience speaker Graham Lutz about the importance of making mistakes
In this episode of JOQ Nick and graham have a fun but important conversation about why we need ...
Update on Stage Fright for 2024
Over the years, I’ve often recommended using positive mantras to help you deal with stage fright of all kinds and ...
What Will Happen with AI in 2024?
As 2024 gets underway, with pretty much the same worries and concerns that we ended 2023 with – since troubles ...
5 Simple Principles for Better Speaking in 2024
Welcome to 2024. To me, the 2020s were supposed to be the stuff of science fiction, a world beyond what ...
