November 13, 2014
The speaker usually thinks of setting up a punch line as part of telling a joke. But the speaker can also set up a punch […]
September 22, 2014
“The most important words we’ll ever utter are those words we say to ourselves, about ourselves, when we’re by ourselves.” Al Walker spoke that one […]
April 16, 2014
For several decades, our church sanctuary had an antique pulpit which was cumbersome to use. The surface for notes or a Bible was small and […]
April 14, 2014
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.“ […]
January 15, 2014
I’m always looking for punch lines or short quotations that I can use for multiple speaking situations. Recently I read an anecdote that that will serve nicely […]
November 11, 2013
Painting pictures with words is an important part of a speaker’s repertoire. Here is a variation that is good for the speaker who gives the […]
October 23, 2013
“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 […]
April 9, 2013
You can go online and find a tremendous amount of information on any organization or association you might be speaking to. This is important in […]