Storytelling, Framing, and Memory
We expect powerful people to give us the overview, the high-level view. Specifically, a recent study found, we rate people ...
How to Listen to a Speech
I post often about how to give a speech. But most of us also find ourselves on the receiving end ...
How to Change the World in 2014
The only reason to give a speech is to change the world. The world, in the case of your next ...
The Basic Building Blocks of a Great Speech – 6
This post is the sixth in a series on the basic building blocks of a great speech. You’ve researched your ...
The Basic Building Blocks of a Great Speech – 5
This post is the fifth in a series on the basic building blocks of a great speech. You’ve researched your ...
The Basic Building Blocks of a Great Speech – 4
This post is the fourth in a series of the basic building blocks of a great speech. You’ve researched your ...
The Basic Building Blocks of a Great Speech – 3
This post is the third in a series of the basic building blocks of a great speech. You’ve researched your ...
The Basic Building Blocks of a Great Speech – 1
How do you put together a great presentation? Here I’m presenting a series of 7 blog posts on the basic ...
Less Is More
Less is more. That’s the single most important public speaking rule of thumb. When speakers make mistakes, it’s most often ...
How to prepare a 20-minute TED-like talk
More and more the call is for short speeches. Of course, the popularity of TED and TEDx talks is one ...
