Youie Youness of You
Gary Forman is a friend of mine and a really good speech writer. He came over to my place to get my feedback on a speech he was working on. It was short and fierce, and so was he–a fierce… Read More »Youie Youness of You
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The Power of Facial Mobility
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
Go Ask Alex Honnold
Go Ask Alex Honnold… …the guy who climbed the 3200 foot rock face of El Capitan in Yosemite National park without ropes, the “Greatest athletic feat of any kind EVER,” or so said the New York Times. For ten years… Read More »Go Ask Alex Honnold
10 Questions Speakers Need to Answer
Is your opening interesting? If not, get busy or you’ll lose your audience. Churchill said that in order to deliver a good speech, you have to have a strong opening and a dynamic ending and you need to put those… Read More »10 Questions Speakers Need to Answer
Simplicity, Brevity, and their Step-Brother, Tenacity
In 1996 I started out writing short blogs. I figured that since I liked short stuff, others would too. And to an extent, it worked. People often said they read my blogs because they were short. My book, The Essentials… Read More »Simplicity, Brevity, and their Step-Brother, Tenacity
Dark Side of Training
There is a dark side of training. A few years back there was an article in The Wall Street Journal about corporate training. It said flat-out that training without follow-up coaching doesn’t work. It’s a waste of time and money.… Read More »Dark Side of Training