How to Read Others’ Body Language (Is Body Language Really Necessary? – II)
In the first blog in this series I recommended turning over your body language chores – monitoring your own body ...
Is Body Language Really Necessary? (First in a series)
“Is body language really necessary?” A frustrated executive asked me that once. He had his hands full with learning his ...
eBook: How to Tell Great Business Stories
Here’s how to tap into the power of great storytelling to strengthen your own speeches, presentations, meetings, and conversations. Amazon» ...
5 Ways to Present Naked
Of course, I’m envious. I wish I’d thought of the title, The Naked Presenter. It’s attention getting. It got your ...
The Only Reason to Give A Speech in 2011
“The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.” An old friend of mine, a speechwriter, used ...
Public Speaking and the Audience: We’ve Got a Problem
Most public speaking—especially business speeches and presentations—has never entirely caught up with its audience’s changed expectations. Our ordinary speaking styles ...
Why is most public speaking – especially in the business world – so bad?
(This blog is based on the talk I gave at the opening of the Public Words Speaker Forum, June 11-12, ...
How to be a passionate speaker, pt. 2
What other verbal techniques convey passion? Oddly enough, perhaps, rhetorical elegance on more formal or important occasions can convey emotion ...
Every communication is two conversations – ignore the second at your peril.
Every face-to-face communication is two conversations, the content and the body language. Most of us spend a great deal of ...
What’s a Speaker DVD and Why Do You Need One?
I get questions all the time from speakers and wannabe-speakers about the infamous speaker DVD. I’m beginning to think that ...
