Kintsugi and Public Speaking
The Japanese concept of Kintsugi at a deep level is similar to our idea of not letting the perfect be ...
Communication in the time of Coronavirus
These are deeply unsettling times. We’re in the midst of a public health crisis and yet for most of us ...
How Helpful Is Failure Really?
Failure is fashionable. At least to judge from the public speaking world, where it is a popular topic and where ...
Public Speaking and the Imposter Syndrome – what can you do about it?
Most of the successful public speakers I know suffer from some form of the imposter syndrome. It’s often not something ...
New Research on How Virtual Communication Is Changing the Workplace
Some recent research on what it’s like to work in a half-face-to-face, half-virtual world arrived too late to be included ...
How to Create a Great Panel Discussion
I hardly ever bring in a guest poster, but in this case, it’s the return of an old friend. I ...
When The Show Must Absolutely Positively Go On
All professional speakers, and indeed virtually all speakers, have had days when they’ve been at less than their best. They’ve ...
My New Year’s Resolutions for 2019
Happy New Year 2019! If you thought last year was wild, weird and, well, pretty awful, then obviously you were ...
How to Persuade Someone of Something
Most of us find ourselves having to persuade someone else of something – whether it’s a proposal for a new ...
When Good Speeches Go Bad
Consider the standard, garden-variety, nails-in-the-forehead-boring business presentation. A person wanders to the front of the room, nervous as an auditor ...
