5 Top New Year’s Resolutions for Speakers
Happy New Year, everyone! I’m back from a little skiing, a little overeating, and a little doing nothing. The perfect ...
The Internet is NOT making us stupid – It’s making us different
Lots of commentators -- like my old friend Nicholas Carr, for example -- have bemoaned the rise of the Internet, and ...
How do you take an ordinary presentation and turn it into a powerful story?
How do you take an ordinary presentation about 3Q profits or the S-17 update and turn it into a powerful ...
The Secret to Powerful Communication in 2 Words
If I had to sum up in two words everything I’ve learned in 25 years of work on communications, rhetoric, ...
What’s Wrong with American Idol Is What’s Right with the Hunger Games
Lots of entertainment industry mavens have noticed the drop in Idol ratings over the past few years. The finale is ...
How to tell powerful stories in your speeches
Why tell stories in speeches? Because they are interesting, they help people remember what you say, and they are a ...
How to have a conversation with your audience
Audiences long for presenters to be real with them, and just have a conversation. Sure, they want a focused, smart ...
The art of storytelling
These days, we’re awash in data and information and can’t remember it all. But we do remember stories. Effective storytelling ...
Storytelling-V. 5 Ideas. 5 Blogs. 5 Days.
This is the fifth and final blog in a series about storytelling – 5 in 5 days. Everyone seems to ...
Storytelling – IV. 5 Ideas. 5 Blogs. 5 Days.
This is the fourth blog in a series about storytelling – 5 in 5 days. Everyone seems to get it ...
