Clik here to view.
Public Speaking Feedback, with No Tears
Jodi Womack, Founder of No More Nylons, a great business networking organization for women, has posted a perceptive and helpful article about how to give feedback. In “Have You Made a Friend Cry...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ask a Public Speaking Question, Win a Free Speaker Coaching Session
I’m about to give you a shot at 30 minutes of free speaker coaching!! Here’s why: I Need Your Questions! I’ve recently created an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section on my website, with fun and...
View ArticleTwo Worlds Collide: My Novel Becomes a Public Speech
Like almost every other writer, I’ve not-so-secretly dreamed of being a novelist. (Never mind that writing for 10 hours a day would drive me nuts; this is what writers dream about.) So last May, after...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cross-Cultural Communication: How I Rescued the Chinese Baby
Last Thursday was a gorgeous day in New York: cool breezes, a little hint of fall in the air. So I went out for a food and cultural walking tour of the Lower East Side with awesome tour guide Ray...
View ArticleBill Clinton: Now, Listen to This!
Whatever your political views, the 2012 Democratic National Convention was a feast for students of great public speaking. Michelle Obama’s speech proved that fiery is feminine, and that women can exude...
View ArticlePublic Speaking: Even Bill Clinton Prepares!
If anyone on earth has a natural, conversational speaking style, it’s Bill Clinton. (Though, since he’s been working on that style for at least 50 years, we don’t know how “natural” it actually is.)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For Hurricane Communications, Get a Wired Phone
My husband and I are among the lucky east-coasters who didn’t lose power during Hurricane Sandy. But if we had, we would have been prepared to communicate with the outside world through a handy-dandy,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For Disaster Relief: Keep Those Lines of Communication Open
In my younger years, I was a champion bridge-burner. If I didn’t like how someone treated me, I just walked away from them— completely away! And I didn’t come back for a long, long time, if ever. This...
View ArticleMasterful Public Speaking: “Barack Obama is the White President You Need”
Sometimes great public speaking comes in unexpected packages, and here’s a prime example. This video’s “special message,” delivered by Chris Rock on Jimmy Kimmel Live, is one of the funniest and most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For Great Public Speaking, You Need a Ground Game
What with Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 elections, it’s been a rough few weeks here in the northeast. Sandy and the elections have put “ground games” in the news—and, like hurricane responders and...
View ArticleHow to Learn from Michael Bay’s Public Speaking Panic Attack
This week has brought two very public examples of high-profile people struggling with panic. Scott Stossel Survives Anxiety The Atlantic‘s cover story, Surviving Anxiety by editor Scott Stossel, is...
View ArticleWhat Public Speakers Can Learn from the Divergent Series
I’m deep into the second novel in Veronica Roth’s dystopian young adult series, Divergent, and the more I read, the more I see parallels with public speaking. ***SPOILER ALERT: The main premise of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Give a Commencement, Valedictorian, or Graduation Speech
A graduation speech is part entertainment, part inspiration — and the best way to win over any audience is to show your understanding of what entertains and inspires them. So start to prepare your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sonia Sotomayor’s Warm and Wise Public Speaking
If you don’t know to look for something, how are you ever going to see it? —Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor I couldn’t have been more thrilled when one of my favorite clients invited me...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Public Speaking Tip 56: When You Disagree with Someone, Rebut Their Ideas,...
If you’re sick of “political speech” that sounds like it’s coming from first graders, you’ll understand how glad I was to see Jerry Mouch’s masterful missive to House Speaker John Boehner in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Mario Cuomo Was a Public Speaking Master
I’d forgotten what a wonderful speaker Mario Cuomo was. The former Governor of New York, who died today at age 82, inspired his audiences — not just with eloquent words (though he had those, and plenty...
View ArticlePublic Speaking: Even Bill Clinton Prepares!
If anyone on earth has a natural, conversational speaking style, it’s Bill Clinton. (Though, since he’s been working on that style for at least 50 years, we don’t know how “natural” it actually is.)...
View ArticleHow Joe Biden’s Rhetoric Rocked the 2016 Democratic National Convention
It’s rare for me to feature another coach’s work in these “pages” — but Canadian speaker coach Lauren Sergy‘s annotation of Joe Biden’s rhetoric was irresistible! Even if you’re not a fan of classic...
View ArticlePublic Speaking: Even Bill Clinton Prepares!
If anyone on earth has a natural, conversational speaking style, it’s Bill Clinton. (Though, since he’s been working on that style for at least 50 years, we don’t know how “natural” it actually is.)...
View ArticlePublic Speaking Tip 20: If You Make a Public Speaking Mistake, Don’t Explain
If you listen to a National Public Radio (NPR) station, you know that, several times a year, they hold “pledge drives” to raise funds. These multi-day pitch events can get pretty dry; and apparently...
View Article
