Category: TRAINING
6 Empty Words in Public Speaking
Want to improve the flow and impact of your speech? Eliminate these empty words from your public speaking performance.
TED Tuesdays: Larry Burns and the future of cars
“TED Tuesdays” is our recurring series on public speaking, specifically breaking down TED talks. This week, we take a look at a talk from TED2005 by Larry Burns of General Motors on the future of cars.
TED Tuesdays: Rory Sutherland on ‘Being an Ad Man’
“TED Tuesday” is our recurring series on public speaking, specifically breaking down TED talks. This week, we examine Rory Sutherland in 2009 discussing “Life Lessons from an Ad Man.”
5 Words You’re Using Wrong
It’s no secret that I abhor a large chunk of popular business language. In fact, I recently did a talk on some of these terms, not just from the business world, but from life in general. Buzzwords and catchphrases serve one purpose: smokescreens. They are shorthand for legitimate ideas, but the more they’re used, the more [...]
TED Tuesdays: Keith Bellows on the camel
“TED Tuesday” is our recurring series on public speaking, specifically breaking down TED talks. This week, we examine Keith Bellows in 2008 discussing the camel as an engineering phenomenon, an animal he dubs the “SUV of the desert”. The video has garnered some criticism; on YouTube as of today, it has 51 likes and 47 [...]
TED Tuesdays
A few months back, my office started a public speaking club where those interested in the craft could discuss strategies, develop skills, practice upcoming talks, and provide feedback to other speakers. One recurring exercise we have is to watch and critique TED talks. I’ve decided that’s a good weekly feature for this blog: “TED Tuesdays”. [...]
Greg Roth at Ignite DC #9
Back in late February, we applied to speak at Ignite DC, edition #9, and got accepted. From the Ignite website, here’s the write-up on our topic: As the information age has exploded, so has the use of tired, worn-out catchphrases and buzzwords. They show up virtually everywhere, from casual conversation to social media to the worlds [...]
Word Counts and Copy Length for Mobile and Web
Is there an optimal word count for mobile sites? Spurred by a recent posting in the Content Strategy Google Group, I decided to find out more about the number of words a user wants or expects when visiting a web page or a mobile site. Unfortunately, at first glance, the research is pretty slim. First the [...]
Public Speaking 101 (Part 3 of 3)
The performance aspect of your talk is often overlooked, yet critical for capturing the minds of your audience. Here is an introduction to 5 key areas. Know the Room One of my biggest speaking gigs came in front of 3500 folks in a hotel ballroom in Atlanta (pic). I knew this ahead time, but didn’t [...]
Public Speaking 101 (Part 2 of 3)
Speech Content Content matters. But simply piling on content means eventually, it doesn’t matter. What you say in your speech is important, but how you say it and how you arrived at the content you’re presenting is equally urgent. Remember, you content is simply the product of a series of choices you need to make [...]
