What’s the best way to end a presentation?
A speaker asks a lot of an audience. Understanding, enthusiasm, support -- and inactivity. Speakers expect audiences to be passive ...
How Do You Decide What to Say in a Presentation?
You've been asked to give a speech. Perhaps you're expert in some topic, or you've headed up some organization, or ...
When Is Rehearsing a Presentation a Bad Idea?
When is rehearsing a presentation a bad idea? Clients often try to talk themselves out of rehearsal, because they’re pressed ...
The 10 Commandments of Presentations
A few years back I did a version of these. Today, I was inspired to update them. I. Thou ...
Being Open Is Risky Business – But the Alternative Is Riskier
When you stand up to speak in front of others, you're risking a great deal. You can fail to engage ...
5 Stupid Speaker Tricks
Speakers do stupid things, like any other group of people. The problem is that they subject whole audiences to boredom ...
Two Things Charles Dickens Can Teach Us About Successful Presentations
Charles Dickens is 200 today, and in his honor, this blog will explore a little-known side of the great novelist: ...
#5: 5 Blogs. 5 Days. 5 Quick Takes for Improving Your Speaking in 2012.
What are the 5 most important quick ideas for improving your public speaking? I’m going to go for broke this ...
Are You an iPad Speaker? Here are the apps you need.
A number of readers have asked me to talk about iPad/iPhone apps for speakers, especially since I recommended giving that ...
How do you turn an ordinary presentation into a powerful story?
How do you take an ordinary presentation about 3Q profits or the S-17 update and turn it into a powerful ...
