I am on the island of Serifos in the blue, blue Aegean. My wife Sharon is engrossed in her month-long seminar, and I am left to my own devices. I have slowed down considerably – reading, swimming, and sleeping is… Read More »Greeks on strike
Over the last few years, I have worked to help discovery scientists within the pharmaceutical and biotech industries make persuasive scientific presentations in order to sell their ideas for new drugs to decision makers. The challenges were many. Often, scientists… Read More »Scientific Presentations
Arthur Lessac, who died at the age of 101 on April 7th at his home in Los Angeles, said that the human voice was a symphony, if only we knew how to use it and listen to it. Some people… Read More »Arthur Lessac: A great voice and speech teacher
Just back from a trip to the West Coast, where I was working with people at the top of the food chain in terms of their cognitive intelligence. Yale, Stanford, Notre Dame–brainiacs. My assignment? Help them get presence! I skirted… Read More »The wonders of vehemence
It is widely held that man is the only creature with language. But that may not be true. African vervet monkeys are always looking around for danger, and when they perceive a threat, they give an alarm that is specific… Read More »The first purpose of language and presentation
Once again, I am the speech coach who has run into a very accomplished person who mumbles. He’s on the fast track at a major American corporation, and his boss has gotten word that senior people can’t understand him when… Read More »Energetic Lips