The Youie Youness of You

The Youie Youness of You

Jul. 21, 2010 by

Gary Forman is a speech writer I work with.  He was developing a stump speech for himself, and he came over to read it to me and get my feedback. It was fabulous, and so was he, although I did

The fourth wall or not

The fourth wall or not

Jul. 20, 2010 by

Over cigars and Chivas on Sunday night with Dikki Ellis, Michael Christensen and Zach Grenier, we came across an interesting distinction between clowning and acting, and one that is helpful to business speakers. Michael is a Co-Founder of the Big

Using speaker’s notes

Using speaker’s notes

Jun. 29, 2010 by

When we watch TED talks, such as Rory Sutherland’s on the power of advertising, or Hans Rosling’s on the power of data, we are watching two men who know their way around the presentation platform. Both speak without notes, use