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Apps for iPad Speakers – December 2012 edition 12 Dec 2012 | 02:20 am
What are the essential apps for iPad presenters? I compiled a list a year ago; it’s time for an update. And if you’re holiday shopping for that speaker in your life, and you want to give an iPad, this...
Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking 5 Dec 2012 | 04:31 am
For my blog post today, I'm going to link to an article I aided and abetted on a new YouTube channel called THNKR that asked for a little help on how to overcome the fear of public speaking. The occas...
The Public Words 2012 Top 10 Holiday Gift Guide for Public Speakers 29 Nov 2012 | 10:02 pm
I first ran this list a few years back. Here it is again, updated for 2012: what to get your favorite public speaking family member or friend. Following (in no particular order and at varying price po...
The Internet is NOT making us stupid - It's making us different 29 Nov 2012 | 12:25 am
Lots of commentators -- like my old friend Nicholas Carr, for example -- have bemoaned the rise of the Internet, and before that television, arguing that these evil distractions have shortened our att...
5 Ways to Avoid Looking Like an Idiot as a Public Speaker 15 Nov 2012 | 07:46 pm
I let the doctor talk me into a flu shot during my annual physical this week, and I’ve had a bit of a reaction to it. I bled, my arm swelled up, and now I’ve got the mini-flu. So, needing...
Public Speaking Book Roundup: Duarte, Livingston, Smith and Boettinger 14 Nov 2012 | 01:56 am
The pile of new books on public speaking people have sent me regularly gets too high to be safe, and then I work through them to see what’s most useful. Here’s the best of the current ones. 1. HBR Gui...
How to Get Angry in Public - Australian Prime Minister Gillard Shows Us How to Get It Right 9 Nov 2012 | 09:26 pm
A few weeks back, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave a speech in Parliament that has gone viral on YouTube – with over 2 million views – and perhaps changed the nature of the debate about se...
Election Sanity Break: Funny TED-Like, Non-TED Talk a Must-See 6 Nov 2012 | 08:03 pm
We succeed because of our weaknesses, not in spite of them. With that counter-intuitive thought, David Rendall takes his audience on a funny, insightful journey through the mysteries of growing up dif...
How to follow up your meeting, conference, or event 1 Nov 2012 | 10:03 pm
After my recent blogs on virtual meetings, Kristin Zurovitch, Director of Marketing at Sonic Foundry, a tech company in Madison, Wisconsin got in touch with me to suggest ways that you can follow up y...
The best speech about education -- ever. 30 Oct 2012 | 07:58 pm
Every now and then a speech comes along that reminds me why public speaking is still essential and why I said back in 2003 that the only reason to give a speech is to change the world. Today, Mike Joh...
