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My Top Ten Favourite Speeches by Women
Why is it that when most experts are asked to name the greatest speeches ever given, the resulting list nearly always exclusively features speeches given by men? As anyone who has witnessed enough speeches firsthand can confirm, public speaking prowess does not...
16 Presidents & Prime Ministers ranked – Who was the greatest communicator?
Putting policies & politics aside, who have been the best communicators of the 16 US Presidents & UK Prime Ministers since the 1980s? Presidents and Prime Ministers as leaders of their respective nations have an awesome responsibility to convince, cajole,...
17 Public Speaking Mistakes guaranteed to put your audience into a coma
If there is one rule of public speaking, it is surely this: Be kind to your audience! Treat them with care and respect. You may want to inspire; you may wish to entertain, but if you make any of these common public speaking mistakes, you can kiss goodbye to all those...
Hail Joe! The empathetic, stuttering, hard working, old (about to be new) guy in charge
Joe ain't Barack! That much is clear. Where Barack Obama was a master communicator, employing the full range of oratorical and rhetorical skills to inspire and motivate his audience, Joe Biden is...hmm. I have never found myself inspired, or particularly educated by...
10 virtual meeting tips (when you can’t be there in person)
Remote working is here to stay (even if social distancing isn't). Here are 10 virtual meeting tips to consider when you have to communicate online because you can't be there in person. (for more direct help with your communication generally, I'm running some free...
Defiance
I wrote this poem as a young man (about 21) after an unfortunate encounter on a bus. It prompted my one and only poem called Defiance. Seems to have come back to my mind during the Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests.(you can also listen to me...
Want to know how to make your audience love you? Give them a car!
On 13th September 2004 on the season premiere of the 19th season of her eponymous show, Oprah Winfrey surprised 276 members of her audience by giving each one of them a Pontiac G6 car. You could do the same. When my clients first come to me with...
5 ways to communicate with your boss who is an A**hole
There's nothing worse than a bad boss. Research suggests that 57% of employees have quit a job because of a bad manager. But no matter how bad it gets, unless you actually quit that job, one way or the other you've still got to find a way to communicate with your boss...
If your communication isn’t like cocaine, you ain’t doing it right!
I know. I know. I must be on drugs myself to talk about communication and cocaine in the same sentence, right? But if you consider the facts closely, I think you'll agree with me that when it comes to the impact you should be having on people's hearts and...
How to swear like a f**king boss without coming across like an a**hole
Swearing is an art but not everyone is an artist! If you know how to swear properly it can add colour and flavour to your words. If you don't, you'll quickly find yourself persona non-effing grata! Swearing is not a modern thing. The residents of Ancient Pompei...