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Confessions now in Paperback

Posted on January 31, 2011 in Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

Confessions of a Public Speaker has reached the sweet milestone of being republished in Paperback.  It’s now cheaper, smaller,…

SCRUM for Weddings?

Posted on January 5, 2011 in Management, Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

I once wrote that Everything is Project, and its true. Recently Gregory Heller gave an ignite talk, at Seattle…

Great talk: How to Solve a song

Posted on January 4, 2011 in Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

Here’s my favorite talk from last month’s Seattle Ignite 12 – How to Solve a Song, by Karen Cheng.…

Seattle Ignite #12: the recap

Posted on December 8, 2010 in Public Speaking, Seattleby Scott Berkun

Last night was the 12th Seattle Ignite and they celebrated their 4 year anniversary. How awesome. I had the…

How much to charge for speaking?

Posted on November 18, 2010 in Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

Question from the mail-bag: I’m an excellent speaker but there isn’t high demand for my talks yet. I’ve been…

How to speak to a bored audience

Posted on October 21, 2010August 21, 2015 in Public Speaking, reader's choiceby Scott Berkun

In a series of posts, called ask berkun, I write on whatever topics people submit and vote for. This…

Ira Glass live: review

Posted on September 8, 2010 in Culture, Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

I saw Ira Glass, of This American Life (TAL) fame, speak recently in Seattle at Benaroya Hall.  Years ago…

The Four Minute Presentation

Posted on August 19, 2010February 10, 2016 in Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

We’re very proud, in this day and age, of our capacity for consuming information. We often brag (or lament)…

In Defense of PowerPoint

Posted on July 20, 2010April 1, 2015 in Public Speaking, rantby Scott Berkun

Every few months there’s another article on the evils of PowerPoint, but it’s a poor craftsman that blames their…

Ignite: How speakers prepare

Posted on May 3, 2010September 17, 2014 in Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

I’m a huge fan of helping people speak – I’m the speaker coach for Ignite Seattle, and did an…

Should the web be allowed in class?

Posted on April 16, 2010 in Innovation, Public Speaking, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun

There’s a fantastic discussion on metafilter about whether college students should be able to use the web during class…

Philosophy: Everything you need, in 5 minutes

Posted on April 14, 2010 in On Tour, Philosophy, Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

I’d always wanted to do a talk about my curious path through the world of philosophy. I’ve studied philosophy…

Should you pay for an outside speaker?

Posted on April 5, 2010 in Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

A potential client asked me – we’re not sure it makes sense to pay a speaker to come to…

How to convince anyone of anything

Posted on March 10, 2010January 13, 2017 in Philosophy, Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

[This topic was requested with a slightly different title:  How to make a convincing argument.] The word argument itself…

Obama, Palin and teleprompters

Posted on February 9, 2010 in Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

I saw on CNN today more about Sarah Palin’s use of handwritten notes on the palm of her hand.…

The importance of what you say

Posted on December 16, 2009December 9, 2014 in Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

My latest essay for Forbes.com is now up – it’s called the importance of what you say. Many are…

The toughest room I had this month

Posted on December 14, 2009 in Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

After a month of promoting Confessions as hard as I can, and doing more than 30 talks or media…

Why you need a public speaking book

Posted on December 8, 2009 in Books, Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

While on tour in SF this week I ran into some folks who read my earlier books. They were…

Q&A from webcast on public speaking

Posted on December 2, 2009 in Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

We had about 500 people in the webcast today about the new book, Confessions of a Public Speaker –…

CNN covers Confessions

Posted on December 1, 2009 in Books, Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

Nice article in CNN & Fortune about the new book. Beat stage fright at work

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