Change the world this year
I began my book on public speaking with a story about how an old friend of mine, a speechwriter and ...
Openers
How do you start a speech? There are still human beings who wander this earth recommending beginning with a joke ...
Get your audience to do something
A speaker asks a lot of an audience. Understanding, enthusiasm, support -- and inactivity. Audiences are expected to be passive ...
Words that weaken speech
Here's a pop quiz: which is stronger, to say, "I love you" or "I really, really love you"? If you ...
So, what do you say?
You've been asked to give a speech. Maybe you're expert in some topic, or you've headed up some organization, or ...
A Visit to the Amphitheatre in Fiesole
In the hills above Florence, Italy, is an ancient town founded by the Romans and maybe the Etruscans before them. ...
