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My reaction to a couple of speeches I heard recently has prompted me to write today about introductions. I don’t mean the opening of your speech. I mean the introduction
As Amy Cuddy writes in her book Presence, research has shed light on how people (including your audiences) form those all-important first impressions. The two questions they are looking to
Just the other day, someone asked me, “David, how can I sound more conversational when I speak, like you?” I was flattered, and pleased that the person noticed. I do
How well I remember my first public presentation! It was at a national convention of broadcast engineers, circa 1990. Big meeting room, sparsely populated. Lights dimmed to favor the projection
Several years ago, I helped judge a college speech contest. The reason I remember that event specifically is because of a memorable student I met there named Rodrigo, from Brazil.
Congratulations: you’ve sufficiently overcome your fear of public speaking to get up in front of an audience and give that presentation you’ve been practicing. But wait! Now there is a
“Nothing at the moment,” I hear you reply. Of course, we know speakers must rehearse their speeches, but that’s not the type of rehearsal that is the subject of this
Every speaker wants to connect with the audience. Without connection, no transformation takes place. Information alone is not enough to engage the listener and forge the emotional connection that will
As published in Chemistry Today, vol. 39, issue 1, Jan/Feb 2021 You want to communicate your latest scientific findings, and you know the world needs to hear them. But you
Appeared in the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Newsmagazine, May 2021 If you’re like me, the past 12 months or so have brought significant changes in how you present information