Public Speaking Tips: What’s a Good Oscar Speech?

Public Speaking Tips: What’s a Good Oscar Speech?

Feb. 25, 2007 by

I will be glued to the TV on Oscar night because I’m fascinated by the power of the acceptance speeches.  They’re a balancing act between emotion and concision; between sincerity and craft.  Too much emotion and the speech can be

Speech Writing: Nice Sermon, Pastor, Who Wrote it?

Speech Writing: Nice Sermon, Pastor, Who Wrote it?

Sep. 15, 2006 by

My friend Charlie Green, co-author of The Trusted Advisor and other books on the role of trust in selling (www.trustedadvisor.com), invited me to dinner with his speech coach, Patricia Fripp (http://www.fripp.com/). Patricia is a dynamo, and continues to send me