Titles are important. My Dad was an editor and sometime in the 1950s a manuscript crossed his desk entitled, “Big Yeller Dog.” He liked the book and decided to publish it, but he asked the author if he could change the title… Read More »Presentation Tips: The Title Slide
First of all, Ellen DeGeneres is an amazing performer. She is relaxed (or appears to be), self-effacing, and playful–not mean, like some of the previous hosts of the Academy Awards. And instead of joking about things going on “in the… Read More »Effective Speaking: How Much Emotion?
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… Read More »Public Speaking Tips: What’s a Good Oscar Speech?
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… Read More »Public Speaking Tips: What’s a Good Oscar Speech?
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… Read More »Speech Writing: Nice Sermon, Pastor, Who Wrote it?