How to Handle the Post-Speech Come-down
A recent study sheds light on an important aspect of the speaker’s life – the post-speech end of the adrenaline ...
We Are All Motivational Speakers
Motivational speakers have something of a bad name in some circles, but the truth is that every speaking event has ...
What Should Speakers Wear?
What should speakers wear? I’ve posted on this fiendishly difficult question in the past and it seemed time to do ...
What’s the Most Important Personality Trait for a Speaker?
What’s the most important trait for a speaker? Extroversion? Confidence? Charisma? I’m going to suggest something that may surprise you. ...
What’s the Most Important Moment for a Speaker?
What’s the key moment in the life of the speaker? Is it the standing ovation? The off-script excitement of a ...
Three Ways for Speakers to Cope with Stress
Continuing with my theme of the past few blog posts on the nature of the speaking business and what it ...
A Simple Way to Make Conferences Better
A weary traveler, down on his luck, comes to an inn. He’s cold and hungry, so he goes into the ...
The Speakers’ Code – Ten Tenets of Public Speaking
Speakers don’t have a union, and we’re a motley collection of thought leaders, experts, teachers, crusaders (in the non-twelfth-century, deracinated ...
How Speakers Can Prevent Burnout
For professional speakers, achieving your dreams of finding your audiences and getting to speak to them around the world means ...
Getting Your Voice Right on Stage
The first time I saw a video of myself giving a speech, somewhere way back in the late 80s or ...
