How Long Do You Have to Prepare a Presentation?
What do you do first if you have 6 weeks to prepare a presentation (or speech), 6 days to prepare ...
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Your Audience
This is a repost in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, originally posted in 2019. What makes a great ...
When is it OK to swear in public?
Recently, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand swore during a speech at the Personal Democracy Forum at New York University. She said, “If ...
Principles of Public Speaking – VII
I’m continuing a series of public speaking principles in the next few blog posts that are a summation of what I’ve ...
Martin Luther King and the Rule of Three
I’ve been thinking about Martin Luther King as a speaker again recently, because of the holiday, of course, but also ...
The Toughest Speaking Gig of All
I usually write about the challenges of professional and executive speaking, but there’s one speaking gig that presents difficulties even ...
The 50th Anniversary of One of the Greatest Speeches Ever
I first published this blog post two years ago in honor of MLK. So many people have remarked on it ...
How to Handle Q and A
How do you handle Q and A? The traditional way is to take the first 45 minutes of an hour ...
The Story Behind Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
I first published this blog a year ago in honor of MLK. So many people have remarked on it that ...
Go Behind the Dream: How Martin Luther King’s Great Speech Happened
One of the most remarkable books in recent years for students of public speaking is Clarence Jones’ Behind the Dream: ...
