Category: Lead

This post is #1 in a longer series of articles based on a presentation I gave to the Public Relations Insitute of Australia on “How To Make Your Audience Listen Better.” The

The day I wrote this article about how to help your audience listen better, I received this e-card with its remarkable message: I’m only responsible for what I say, not

An opinion piece on Barack Obama – What Happened to Obama? – in The New York Times is also a great case study in storytelling. (You may need a subscription

Vocal tics – also known as vocal fillers, sometimes vias – are unnecessary sounds or words that you should consider eliminating from your speaking voice, either your every-day voice or your

When presenting using PowerPoint, I’m a big believer in looking like you’re in control of the technology instead of it controlling you. No matter the keyboard (since they’re always different,

Of all the aspects you bring as a speaker – informally at a status meeting, formally as a conference presenter – one attribute always comes out ahead, even though it

You’re written a good presentation, developed slides which were visual and colourful. You’ve rehearsed, standing up, using gestures, making sure your voice was loud and clear. As a result your

Perhaps this sounds obvious, but Good Leadership is Good Communications, and vice versa. This came to mind – yet again – as I’m teaching at a client’s business school campus in

I’ve long believed that . I also believe there are important phrases every leader needs to know, and they find the right situation and time to ensure their audiences hear

Many people deservedly know Don Miguel Ruiz from his appearances on Oprah Winfrey’s television show to speak about his philosophy in the book The Four Agreements. I’ve owned the book