At the annual LP meetings I’ve been working on, I have noticed that the senior guy wants to give his views on the macro economic picture. He wants to do this for good reasons: To put the results his team… Read More »An Emerging Problem at Limited Partner Meetings
The current shouting match going in Washington is bad public speaking. Good public speaking begins– literally and figuratively– with civility. “May it please the court,” says the lawyer. “Madam Speaker, Vice President So-and-So, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow… Read More »Public speaking begins with civility
You can’t make excuses for yourself when you’re in front of an audience. You have to do the best you can without divulging your aches and pains. There’s a tradition in show business: “The show must go on.” Actors and… Read More »No Excuses in Public Speaking
Many people acknowledge that President Obama is a good public speaker. At the same time, many note a significant difference in the quality of President Obama’s speech between those occasions when he uses a Teleprompter and those when he speaks… Read More »Public Speaking: On the use of TelePrompters
The sensation of stage fright is bad enough, but what’s worse is the damage it can do to your career and your self-esteem. If you let it stop you, your sense of self gets smaller and your stage fright gets bigger… Read More »Overcoming Speaking Anxiety: Step into your stage fright
When does a polished speaker become slick? I ask this question because I occasionally see so-called “professional speakers” behaving in peculiar ways. They have developed a presentation “style” that doesn’t seem natural, that smacks of late night infomercials and snake… Read More »Public Speaking Training: Don’t get too slick