persuasive speaking

More Ways to Be a Highly Persuasive Speaker

Jun. 3, 2014 by

Lately, I’ve been noticing principles that great speakers use to guide them.  I’ve talked about this before.  I like when speakers start by answering a question for the audience:  “Why is this important to me?”  I also notice when speakers

eloquence

Eloquence is reason set on fire

Apr. 30, 2014 by

Every idea is an incitement… Eloquence may set fire to reason. –Oliver Wendell Holmes Gram Parsons, an extremely influential musical artist credited with helping to found country rock, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. He played with the Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers,

rehearsing presentations

Rehearsing Presentations: Is there a better way to practice?

Apr. 23, 2014 by

Creating 10,000 presentations in the course of your career and rehearsing them all with great care will not necessarily guarantee you presentation mastery. Neuroscience, and common sense, show that factors other than blind repetition must prevail. For example, if your