How to write a great speech — 5
You’ve reached that point in creating your speech where you’ve worked with the audience to understand the problem, and you’ve ...
How to write a great speech — 4
So you’ve held forth for some fifteen minutes about a problem that the audience has, and you’re ready to move ...
How to write a great speech — 3
So you’ve captured the audience’s fleeting attention, with a great story, a statistic, or a compelling question. Congratulations; you’ve survived ...
How to Write a Great Speech — 2
So you want to write a great speech, and you’ve thought about the audience, and the occasion. You understand what ...
How to write a great speech — 1
I'm going to write a series of blogs on how to put together a great speech, since I've heard a ...
I’m Giving a Speech Tomorrow
I'm in the unusual position of having to take my own advice -- I'm giving a new speech tomorrow. I ...
How to structure a presentation
How do you structure a presentation? The short answer is, logically. And clearly. Have pity on your audiences -- make ...
Take a lesson from Achilles
When it comes to thinking about how to present your material in a speech, take a lesson from Achilles. Let ...
Closers — How to Finish a Speech
I’ve written before on how to open a speech. How do you close one? Think about whom you’re talking to: ...
In Public Speaking, Address the Audience’s Safety Issues
It's hard to get anyone's attention these days. We receive, what, a billion marketing messages a day, something like that. ...
