Peter Victor Ueberroth was the leader of the 1984 Olympics. I was a young speech coach working with the Chairman of KPMG, the global consulting firm. Ueberroth was the keynote speaker the morning of the first day of the firm’s… Read More »Buckets of Tears
Loitering one day in my office I decided to look for words that denigrate styles of speech. I found 84 words that did just that. For example, “That guy is a blabber mouth.” The next day I looked for words… Read More »The Speech We Need Now
Of all the late night television shows, my favorite is Stephen Colbert’s. He is goofy, talented, quirky, and improvisational. He also happens to be living in my hometown, so I kind of claim him–if you know what I mean. But… Read More »Without An Audience
Sims Wyeth interviews Andy Gole, president of Urgency Based Selling Sims: Andy Gole and I have been friends for quite a while now. I think of you Andy as a really hard-working guy who has incredible energy, joy in your… Read More »Interview with Andy Gole
Presenting is about transformation–not information. We present to influence, to make a difference, to change behavior, or at least to make the audience think or do something that it would not have otherwise done. Most presentations suffer from two paralyzing… Read More »A Tidy Package
Unfortunately many people have had–and will have–occasion to write a letter of condolence to a friend, relative, colleague or acquaintance who has suffered the death of a loved one to Covid-19. It’s an uncomfortable task, but you shouldn’t put it… Read More »The Hardest Letter to Write