The Seven Worst Things That Speakers Do to Sabotage Themselves and Their Careers
There’s something about the approach of fall that always makes me think about renewal. Maybe it’s because I was tied ...
The Neuroscience of a First Impression
You’ve heard the old saying that you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, so you know ...
When is it OK to swear in public?
Recently, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand swore during a speech at the Personal Democracy Forum at New York University. She said, “If ...
Why You Need to Pitch Your Voice Lower
Back in the mid- or early nineties, I was videotaped for the first time, doing some media work for my ...
Why We Need Conferences
Picture a worker in a cubicle. Gray walls, gray chair, gray computer. Gray hum of background noise all around. When ...
What’s Missing From Your Virtual Communications and How to Fix Them – 2
This post is second of two on virtual communications. The virtual world offers us two great conveniences; indeed, you can ...
What’s Missing from Your Virtual Communications and How to Fix Them – 1
The virtual world offers us two great conveniences. Indeed, you can make a reasonable claim that the virtual world depends ...
The Five Rings, Strategy, and Public Speaking
I’ve been reading and re-reading the basic Asian books of wisdom over the years in the hopes of acquiring a ...
Speakers and Their Hair — How Should You Style Yourself?
After all those principles, here’s a look at an arguably lighter issue: speaker hairstyles. Here’s the problem for the modern ...
Principles of Public Speaking – the Final Seven
With this blog post, I’m concluding a series of public speaking principles that are a summation of what I’ve learned ...
