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 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 ...
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 ...
An Analysis of President Trump’s Inaugural Address
What was uppermost in the mind of Mr. Trump on the day of his swearing-in? Apparently, our new president deeply ...
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 ...
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 ...
Why Your Next Presentation Should Be Like an App
B. J. Fogg called it captology, the science of how you get computers (think apps) to persuade people to do ...
Why Trump Won
Both Democrats and Republicans could be pardoned for feeling shell-shocked at the Trump upset win of the US presidential race. ...
Trump v Clinton, One Last Time
And now for the acceptance and concession speeches after the U.S. Presidential Election. It’s a chance to see Trump v ...
Should You Interact with Your Audience or Just Hold Forth?
What does a speaker owe her audience? And what does an audience owe its speaker? There’s a clear trend at ...
