Public Speaking:  A masterful performance

Public Speaking: A masterful performance

Feb. 28, 2012 by

I give the ClassAct Award for the best thank you speech at the Oscars to Christopher Plummer. The man is 82 years young. No wincing in pain as he rose from his seat. No creaky knees up the steps to

Public Speaking:  How you come across

Public Speaking: How you come across

Feb. 15, 2012 by

Jim Fyfe is a friend of mine and a very funny man. He has been an actor, a comedian and is now an educator. In his younger days, he was asked to judge a contest for students of architecture who

Communication Skills: Why our leaders disappoint us

Communication Skills: Why our leaders disappoint us

Feb. 13, 2012 by

Let’s begin with the bald truth: we draw our leaders from a pool of imperfect beings. Millions of years of evolution have yet to yield The Perfect Leader. We all come from imperfect families, have experiences that blind us or