What Can a Symphony Orchestra Conductor Teach Us About Public Speaking?
Having just moved to a new town, I suddenly appreciate anew Einstein’s most brilliant thinking. It wasn’t the General Theory ...
Why Is Most Public Speaking So Awful?
A few years back on this blog I asked myself the question, why is so much public speaking – especially ...
When Body Language Is, and Isn’t, Effective
The most important thing to understand about body language is that we humans don't care about it. Now, of course, ...
How to Make Virtual Meetings Dull – and In-Person Ones Too
This is my week for guest posts. Andrea Driessen is the author of a new book, The Non-Obvious Guide to ...
How to Create a Great Panel Discussion
I hardly ever bring in a guest poster, but in this case, it’s the return of an old friend. I ...
Acting and Neuroscience
I’ve been thinking about acting and speaking this week, and so naturally a study talking about the neuroscience of acting ...
What Actors and Cabaret Singers Can Teach Public Speakers
What is the difference between what actors do and what speakers do? I talked about this question last fall in ...
Hostile Audiences
I’ve occasionally posted on the curiously angry state of the current world – the Eeyore Zeitgeist we live in now. ...
Talking to Teens and Other Challenges
According to some new research, our sensitivity to negative expressions and threats varies with age. We’re most sensitive as teens, ...
Speakers, How Do You Feel About Your Body?
When you stand up to speak in front of an audience, what, besides the inevitable stage fright, do you experience? ...
