It just so happens I have two clients who talk too much in public. Both are extremely bright, and both strive to speak as though they were writing chiseled prose. When in the act of public speaking, they challenge themselves… Read More »Simple can be sophisticated
Seth Godin is a remarkable entrepreneur and a prolific and intriguing blogger. I just read his post called Add engines until airborne, by which he means add more power, more advertising, more cost, more horsepower until you get your business… Read More »Add engines or finesse the wings?
Just got back from a trip to the West coast, where I was working with people at the top of the food chain in terms of their cognitive intelligence. Yale, Stanford, Notre Dame–brainiacs. My assignment? Help them get presence! I… Read More »Vehemence aids eloquence
The famous American social scientist, Robert Zajonc [ZYE-unts], explored the interplay between feeling and thought–between emotion and cognition. He was interested in determining which influenced the other more strongly. On balance, he came down on the side of emotion. In… Read More »Scientist’s Rx: smile!
I am tired of expert speakers. Content, shmontent. Everyone is expert in something. I want a wise speaker. For instance, presentations are not about your data. They’re about what you think about your data. The Caduceus, the symbol of medicine, makes this… Read More »Content, Shmontent
Speaking with stage fright is like driving with the emergency brake partially on. Your whole body trembles, your mouth gets hot and dry, you can smell the smoke rising from your armpits, and you can’t get to where you want… Read More »Got stage fright?