UPMs: The Filler Word Debate
Twice last week I encountered speakers with a high number of UPMs: Uhms Per Minute. I was willing to forgive one of them. His UPMs were around 16. I wasn’t so easy on the other guy. His UPMs were around
Effective Communication: The unexpected gets attention
Look at this ad from Microsoft. It appeared in a newspaper exactly as it looks, I have not done anything to it. At first glance, it looks like a mistake. It doesn’t belong in a newspaper or a magazine. It’s
Pascal’s Wager and Public Speaking
Blaise Pascal was a 17th century French mathematical genius who spelled out the laws of probability more clearly than anyone before him. This was a watershed moment, because for the first time humanity had a systematic way of thinking about