They are mostly women. I have now spent 20 years in the speech trade, and most of the people I run into who speak too fast are women. I have no idea why. I can only speculate. they are more… Read More »Speech Training: Speaking Above the Speed Limit
On Tuesday, April 24th, The Wall Street Journal ran an article on men’s health. A key indicator of a healthy man, it turns out, is a waist size under 40 inches. One of the doctors quoted said that men don’t… Read More »Presentation Coaching: Presentation Pants
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
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