How Good Are Hybrid Events, Really?
I recently participated – virtually – in a hybrid conference. I was very curious, of course, to see how it ...
My 14-Year Anniversary Blog Post, or, Why You Need to Rehearse Your Zoom Presentations
I have been blogging for 14 years. That’s extraordinary, if I do say so, not the least because no one ...
What Color Is Your Speech?
We humans are powerfully influenced by color. There are of course the associations we develop with specific colors, thanks to ...
The Pandemic Epidemic of Loneliness
A good deal has been written about the increase in negative mental health indicators during the pandemic. Drug abuse, mental ...
How to Handle Post-Pandemic Speaking Nerves
Most public speakers whom I’ve been checking in with of late are impatient to get back to face-to-face presentations. And ...
A New Alternative to Slide-deck Preparation
When I ask people what they do to prepare a speech or presentation, the most common answer is, ‘pull a ...
Public Speaking: Nature or Nurture?
The long-running debate on how much of our individual variation as humans is due to our genetic heritage and how ...
Future of Meetings, Updated
Back in November I took a shot at predicting the future of meetings – how virtual they would be once ...
Is Pausing Dangerous for Public Speaking?
I’ve written a number of times about the power of the pause in public speaking – pausing before you start ...
What’s happened to our attention spans during the pandemic?
Attention spans are widely misapplied, misused, and misunderstood. The classic attention span research established that college students could pay attention ...
