I will be glued to the TV on Oscar night because I’m fascinated by the power of the acceptance speeches. They’re a balancing act between emotion and concision; between sincerity and craft. Too much emotion and the speech can be… Read More »Public Speaking Tips: What’s a Good Oscar Speech?
If you haven’t already gone to www.squidoo.com you should give it a try. It’s a great site to find just about anything, including my “lens” (a Squidoo word) on High Stakes Presentations: click here. High Stakes Presentations are those when… Read More »Persuasive Speaking: Winning Business
My sun sign is Libra–the scales. Whether my need for balance derives from the accident of my birth, or my experience as a speech coach is hard to say. But from where I sit, most presenters are out of balance.… Read More »Public Speaking Skills: Oh balance, where art thou?
Installing forty blinking boxes around Boston to promote a TV show for Turner Broadcasting is like yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater. In this case, Marshal McLuhan is wrong. The medium (boxes) was NOT the message. Our interpretation of the… Read More »Communication Skills: Madmen Admen in Boston
Let the pageant begin. The dignitaries, Secretaries, and adversaries, enter, stage left. The attendant lady and lord, Sergeant-in-waiting and Sergeant-at-arms, say the ceremonial to introduce the President of the United States (POTUS), who looks small and determined. I check out his… Read More »Public Speaking Skills: Inner dialogue during the State of the Union (SOTU)
The title of this blog is the title of one of the best books on presentation ever written. It’s by Henry M. Boettinger, and it’s pretty hard to find. It’s been out of print for quite a while, it’s expensive,… Read More »Public Speaking Training: A Great Book to Own