What have we learned so far from the debates?
The Republicans have had four official debates to date, and the Democrats two. What have we learned, in terms of ...
Eight Ways to Begin a Speech
The most difficult moments of a speech are those seemingly endless seconds of stage time while you get to your ...
Five Common Rookie Storytelling Mistakes
In honor of this week’s launch of our new online course, Presentation Prep: 10 Steps to Persuasive Storytelling, I’m devoting ...
Finding Your Voice
A recent study of CEO’s voices – and they were all male – found that the ones with lower voices ...
How to train your brain for peak performance
So if we’ve got at least three brains and two of the three are busy sabotaging us at key moments ...
Speakers Need to Think About Their Branding
Susan Fiske, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, studies the psychology of branding, consumers, and the motivation ...
Here’s a New Reason to Trust Your Unconscious Mind
It’s time to start trusting your unconscious mind. Most of us get the occasional hunches, intuition, or gut feel – ...
Useful Books for Speakers
Once again the pile of books that people have sent me has grown dangerously high, so here are a half-dozen ...
What’s Wrong with TED?
What’s wrong with TED? There’s no question it has been an extraordinarily successful venture. It has transformed the world of ...
Why Speakers Need to Reign in Their Unconscious Minds
As I discussed last time, the reality is that your conscious mind is beset by essentially random directives from your ...
