Blog posts on this site tagged with 'Public Speaking'
Resolve to Speak Creatively in 2009!
Every year on New Year’s Eve, my favorite list comes out. It’s the list of “banished words and phrases” - tired, overused verbage that we resolve (usually unsuccessfully) to leave behind as we head into the new year. On the top of this year’s list:
Going green (I am certain we’ll take this into 2009)
Wall Street/Main Street […]
Inviting Barack Obama to a Presentation Training Session
I know what you’re thinking. Barack Obama is one of the finest orators ever. Why, then, do I recommend that he dedicate some time to presentation training?
Because public speaking is not only about scripted oratory. It is more than delivering an elegant and eloquent public address. In fact as President, Barack Obama will spend more […]
Hell Yes, We’re Bitter! Or.. Better Know thy Audience
I’ve been watching the Clinton/Obama dust-up over those “Bitter Pennsylvanians” with great fascination. My focus has not been on the candidates, but the audience. Machine Clinton was so quick to pounce - painting a picture of an out-of-touch elitist who insulted the very fabric of rural Pennsylvania. Although she’s running with a 54% negative, she […]
A New Day for Speak! Communications
Welcome to my inaugural post as president of Speak! Communications. I’ll use this first post as a way to say hello. I hope subsequent posts are filled with fresh ideas – mine and, even better, yours. I want to share articles, videos and thoughts about public speaking, media training, and the art of communication. Please […]

