Of all the late night television shows, my favorite is Stephen Colbert’s. He is goofy, talented, quirky, and improvisational. He also happens to be living in my hometown, so I kind of claim him–if you know what I mean. But… Read More »Without An Audience
Group psychology suggests that two changes occur when individuals are assembled into a group: There is an intensification of the emotions; and there is an inhibition of the intellect. There is also agreement that as the group grows in size,… Read More »Guys Who Speak at Rallies
The first time I spoke in front of a group, my hands were shaking and my legs were trembling. “G-g-g-g-good morning everyone,” I stuttered my opening. “Today I will talk about…” This was a terrible experience, and it motivated me… Read More »Guest Blog by Jonathan Li, President of The Expressive Leader
I had the privilege of helping a young man with a sales presentation. He had already been delivering it for several months on behalf of his investment firm, but he thought we could tweak it. The slide deck introduced the… Read More »How to project authority
There is very little drama in panels. I’d like to see panelists a bit more feisty, eager to engage in debate and debunk…but they rarely are (or do). Polite and well-mannered is more like it–don’t want to rock the boat… Read More »How to be a great panel moderator
A gaffe has been described as “speaking the truth by mistake.” Actually, it’s a little more complicated than that. It’s more like saying what you really think at that point in time, which is different from speaking the truth. Both… Read More »Public speaking: Off the cuff is off limits