One of my clients, a medical doctor, sent me this amusing (and slightly disturbing) story of a memorable presentation at a urology conference, which took demonstration to a whole new level. If you question whether this really happened, there are references at the bottom of the blog post. Read it here: How To Give An Unforgettable Talk. MORE >>

Kate Peters has taught voice and communication impact for over 30 years, and is the author of the book, Can You Hear Me Now? Kate stays active as an artist. Her solo album, Sojourn, was released in 2000, and since then she has released two other recordings, including Musical Stories, with composer/pianist Edward Barnes, and [.]. MORE >>

The oldest chestnut in public speaking advice is to “tell ‘em what you’re going to say, say it, and then tell ‘em what you said.”    The idea is that repetition will hammer things home to your audience and help them remember. Unfortunately, that’s bad advice today for a number of reasons.    It's that simple.  MORE >>

Over the past year we have been publishing extracts from The New Learning Architect. We continue with the eighth part of chapter 11: The final step in the process is an obvious one but no less important for that. The processes of implementation and evaluation will be enhanced if all major stakeholders are involved throughout. MORE >>

"For Browning Allen, City Hall's head honcho when it comes to transportation planning, maybe it qualified as a nice-try-but-no-cigar moment. We don't deal with emotion. Santa Barbara Independent, 3/29/12 Don't think that, just because you're not speaking to a group as heated as this one, you're off the hook regarding emotion in your presentation. MORE >>