Where Are All the Storytellers?
In the early days of my blog, back in 2008 (almost a decade ago!) when I argued for more storytelling ...
Five Lessons from Hillary Clinton’s Democratic Convention Speech
Once again, I’m blogging about the takeaways from the presidential nominee’s speech to (in this case) her convention on Thursday ...
How to Hook Your Audience
A reader of this blog recently sent me Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, by Nir Eyal and Ryan Hoover ...
How Humans Mirror Each Other
The human brain is a wonderful mirror to other humans. We have mirror neurons in our heads that help us ...
The Three Things a Speaker Needs to Get Right
When I work with clients to improve their public speaking skills, we spend a good deal of time getting the ...
Amy Cuddy, Posture, and the Pathetic Fallacy
Does posture matter when it comes to confidence? Does it matter when it comes to perception? If you’ve seen the ...
What’s in it for me?
I work with a wide variety of speakers, from professionals who want to polish their approach to make it as ...
What to Do Just Before You Speak
I often get asked about how to get ready to speak. And of course I say, prepare a great speech, ...
Q and A with Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez
Any book published with Nancy Duarte’s name on it is an event in the public speaking world. And so I ...
Five Simple Steps to Market Yourself as a Speaker in 2016
OK, so you want to kick off 2016 with that long-deferred dream of becoming a professional speaker, seeing your name ...
