The Art, Science, and Business of Speaking
It was just reported that members of the U.S. Navy SEAL team involved in the raid on bin Laden’s compound were wearing helmet-mounted digital cameras that recorded the mission. Sounds like a slow news day to me, because why wouldn’t the SEALs have helmet cams on such an important mission? […]
“People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” — Samuel Johnson Consider today’s message a reminder. When I surveyed meeting planners a while back, I asked what speakers could do to impress them the most. I doubt you’ll be surprised by any of their top five […]
From the Succeed Speaking newsletter: As a speaker, you’ve undoubtedly seen lots of speakers speak. Some of them make you say “Wow!” Some of them don’t. When you think about the “wow!” speakers, what is the one quality that comes to mind? In one word, what is it that makes […]
Do you remember the old “Choose Your Own Ending” books? They were really popular — and lots of fun — when I was a kid. This little message is something like that. I’m going to present you with some raw materials, and then I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.
For starters, all I want you to do is listen to this 90-second clip of a concert pianist…
IMPORTANT: Before you read on, make sure you’ve read part one of this post here. So what did you think of that 90 seconds of music? Would you give it a 10? An 8? A 5? A 3? Keep your score in mind, and then watch this video, from which […]
Anyone who knows me well knows that I love the NFL, and during the NFL season, there are three regular components of my life: watching the Dallas Cowboys, watching the Tennessee Titans, and reading Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback column on CNNSI.com. I like to read Peter’s column not only […]