There are dangers all around us. Not climate change, not food poisoning, not a car accident. Nope, it’s the danger of impromptu speaking. The CEO asks you a question. You stutter and can’t spit out an answer. Or your boss… Read More »How to be an Off-The-Cuff Hero
Emotion must be apparent on a speaker’s face. You don’t have to be declaiming on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, or shouting in the House of Commons, but the principle is the same. If you want to move your… Read More »The Power of Facial Mobility
These rules were originally tweeted by Emma Coats, Pixar’s story artist. You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. Keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer.… Read More »Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling
If you need advice on how to introduce a speaker look no further than Richard C. Borden’s 1935 classic Public Speaking as Listeners Like It. Here, collected and condensed, are the author’s inimitable insights. 5 Don’ts When You Introduce a Speaker… Read More »How to Introduce a Speaker
I have a guest blogger named Carmine Gallo, a guy who has written some great books about communication in the digital age. In this article he talks about the importance of people who can persuade. In a world built on… Read More »The Growing Value of Changing Minds
What is the best way to learn? A pottery teacher split her class into two halves. To the first half she said, “You will spend the semester studying pottery, planning, designing and creating your perfect pot. At the end of… Read More »The Best Way to Learn