I Have Seen the Future and It Is Video
As an author of (mostly) written words, I’ve of course noticed that the sentient world is becoming increasingly video-based. At ...
Dr. Susan David’s TED talk and Its Lessons for Keynote Speaking
It’s been a few years since I helped designed a conference from soup to nuts; these days I’m primarily a ...
Information Is Addictive – and That’s Good News for Speakers
My good friend Mitch Joel and I share a trait: we’re both infovores. An infovore is someone who “indulges in ...
The Democrats Debate, Round Two
Thursday night’s debate was much more interesting than Wednesday's, because more of the A Team was present. In retrospect, with ...
The First Democratic Debate – Who Were the Winners and Losers?
The first Democratic debate of the 2020 campaign season is over. Ten of the candidates have had their somewhat fair ...
The Power Of Jon Stewart’s Testimony to Congress
Every now and then a speech comes along that both defines the era and transcends it. Comedian Jon Stewart’s recent ...
Drew Tarvin’s Humor That Works
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Drew Tarvin recently about his book, his work, and how he ended up ...
What’s the Single Most Important Key to a Successful Speech?
What makes for a successful speech? The truth is that it’s a complex mixture of art and science, intellect and ...
How Speakers Need to Forget
Starting this week I'm going to one post a week, for the summer. That way we can all take a ...
Audience Participation and Rodrigo y Gabriela
Last week I was off on another busman’s holiday. I learned at the last minute that Rodrigo y Gabriela were ...
