April 13, 2020Make Each Word CountThree elderly gentlemen were sitting together on a train out of London. The first one said, “This is Wembley.” The second one said, “No, this […]
February 12, 2019Unexpected Audience Involvement We all know the challenge of keeping an audience awake and alert as we speak. But what happens when the audience becomes involved when […]
June 23, 2014Watch Your LanguageRecently I read an article about the use of profanity in a presentation. Both sides of the issue were pursued and explained. In addition to […]
October 23, 2013Be Careful How You Say It“Worsh,” “git,” “pore,” “crick.” Are those familiar words? Some of the words may be familiar, but not the meanings I ascribed to them in my […]
November 26, 2012Sitting in the Audience Before You SpeakRecently I spoke to an educator’s conference in Las Vegas. I was the closing speaker of the conference, following lunch. I chose to attend the […]