Can Political Beliefs Be Changed, or the Cultural Divide Repaired?
The proverbial visitor from Mars – especially one who was here for a return visit -- might be pardoned for ...
Why Speakers Should be Helping Audiences Forget What They Know
There’s a particularly tedious kind of speaker that ostentatiously tries to teach his audience something by having the audience repeatedly ...
What the *#@&! Should Speakers Swear?
Should a speaker swear on stage? Is it ever appropriate, and if so when? These questions used to have an ...
What James Bond Can Teach Us About Public Speaking
Sometimes New Year’s resolutions have unintended consequences. I started a new exercise program – with the usual results, which is ...
Simone Vincenzi, Michelin Stars, and Public Speaking
Today I'm pleased to chat with coach Simone Vincenzi of the UK, who left the restaurant business to become a speaker ...
No Excuses for Not Being at the Top of Your Game
Today I'm cross-posting with David Meerman Scott, speaker extraordinaire, who was kind enough to share his experiences when he had ...
President Obama’s Final Address – What Did He Say and How Did He Say It?
My blog posts this week are all about presidential oratory. First, in this episode, I’ll be analyzing President Obama’s farewell ...
Is This Your Year to Write a Book?
Should you write a book this year? Do you have an idea that you’re convinced the world needs to read ...
Why You Should Become an Intimate Speaker
One of the unintended consequences of our new, amazing, super-convenient virtual world, where everything (almost everything) is a few clicks ...
In Defense of Audience Interaction
One of the unintentional by-products of TED is that speakers, in an effort to mimic TED’s success, have been making ...
