Don’t Coddle Your Audience!
We coddle our audiences too much. The only reason to give a speech is to change the world. To change ...
The Dangers of Faulty Thinking
I took part in a logic training course years ago, an extra-curricular course designed to make better debaters of us ...
When Do Facts Beat Stories?
Speakers make or break their speeches – and careers – based on the strength of their stories and their command ...
True Listening: How can you tell when you’re being listened to?
In my last post I decried the epidemic of fake listening that rages through our society, brought on by the ...
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 ...
Three Quick Rules for Managing Virtual Communications Successfully
In the last 10 years, with the widespread adoption of the mobile phone, the business world has become much more ...
Principles of Public Speaking – VIII
I’m continuing a series of public speaking principles in the next few blog posts that are a summation of what I’ve ...
Principles of Public Speaking – VI
I’m continuing a series of public speaking principles in the next few blog posts that are a summation of what I’ve ...
Why Your Next Presentation Should Be Like an App
B. J. Fogg called it captology, the science of how you get computers (think apps) to persuade people to do ...
Changing Minds in the Audience in Front of You
I’ve posted many times about the psychology of changing people’s minds through a presentation. Since I believe the only reason ...
