My friend Michael Rogers (“The Practical Futurist”) gives a lot of speeches every year. Recently, he went to speak “in the heartland,” and found that the guy who talked just before him was FOX “News” business journalist Stuart Varney. (I guess those quote marks give you my point of view!) Varney had a lot to Read More
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How to Blow a Video Shoot: The Sequel
My last blog post was a painful public confession of… well, you gotta see the video. (And let me say right now that I am so very, very grateful there was no YouTube when I was a teenager!) So I went back to the scene of the crime, my friend Andrea Kihlstedt‘s loft in Read More
Higher Education is Great, but Not Always for Public Speaking
Education is a wonderful thing. But even a great college education can steer you wrong when it comes to how to think about public speaking, or writing a speech. Here are some example: Educated Mistake #1: Use Other People As Your Authorities In school, you prove the value of your thoughts by citing other people Read More