King and Connecting with an Audience
What makes a great speech? Every year around this time in the US we honor Martin Luther King, Jr, for […]
The Problem With PowerPoint
One of the unintended consequences of the increased competition of the last few years in the public speaking world is ...
My New Year’s Resolutions for 2019
Happy New Year 2019! If you thought last year was wild, weird and, well, pretty awful, then obviously you were ...
How to Structure a Great Speech
How do you structure a great speech? Here’s a quick way to think about a speech structure that works in many ...
History Matters
It’s the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth this year, this summer, last month, and so it seems like a good ...
How to Give a Great Introduction 2018
We were reviewing the stats on this blog recently, and one of the surprising numbers is that the blog post ...
Three Surprising Public Speaking Mistakes
There are some approaches to public speaking that seem, on the face of it, to make sense. But when you ...
Three quick tips for improving your connection with your audience
I posted the last time on the importance of the voice for an empathetic connection with your audience. Of course, ...
The Eight Worst Ways to Start a Speech
Every year about now, the conference season kicks into gear and I hear -- and coach -- speeches and speakers ...
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 ...
