Wall Street Journal reviews Confessions
Really great, high profile review here – check it out Mr. Berkun’s book is packed with tips on how…
Category: Public Speaking
Confessions keynote from Web 2.0 expo
Here’s the keynote from last week – I’m talking about storytelling, twitter, and making connections. The comments up on…
The challenge of visible twitter at conferences
Last week I gave a keynote at Web 2.0 expo NYC, and as you can see in the photo…
Confessions #1 on amazon.com
Thanks to your help in getting the word out, Confessions is currently #2 #1 on amazon.com for books on…
Why do people make bad slides?
For years experts in psychology, design and even technology have decried Powerpoint and its many evils. Every few months…
Have you spoken at Ignite? Need your help
As part of research I’m doing for the new book, Confessions of a public speaker, I have some questions…
Lessons from 50+ books on public speaking
My book Confessions of a Public Speaker is published and doing well – but to write it well I did…
The Worst Public Speaking Disasters
[Update: there’s now a follow up presentation, with summary, on Overcoming the Toughest Speaking Situations , slides and Q&A…
Next book is first draft complete!
The first draft of my next book, about an insider’s view of public speaking, is done! Yay for me.…
How To Give a Great Ignite Talk
Ignite is a presentation format that’s simpler than Pecha Kucha but longer than lightning talks. In Ignite each speakers gets 5 minutes, and…
Why you say “ummmm” when you speak and how to fix it
One of the most annoying bad habits some people have when they give a presentation is the use of…
The paradoxes of lectures
One of the themes I explored in Confessions of A Public Speaker are paradoxes around lectures. Here’s my list…
What I learned at Seattle Ignite 6
The cool thing about Ignite Seattle, beyond the crazy fun format (5 mins, 20 slides, 15 seconds a slide),…
Wednesday linkfest (+ Confessions)
Here’s this week’s roundup of good stuff. First some new stuff up on speakerconfessions.com: Should speakers ban or support…
Should speakers ban twitter at their talks?
It’s kind of silly question as I’m not sure a speaker can effectively ban anything in their audience, but…
Why panels suck (and how to fix them)
A new post up on speakerconfessions.com is all about panel sessions at conferences and how to fix them: Why…
Why Panel Sessions Suck (And How To Fix Them)
Many conferences include what’s called a panel session. This is where 3 to 5 experts get up on stage…
How to fix boring lectures
New post is up at SpeakerConfessions.com about How to fix boring lectures. I’ll be doing more “How to fix…”…
How to fix boring lectures and presentations
We all know most lectures are boring. They go on too long, most speakers are dull on stage, and…
My new blog: Public Speaker Confessions
To keep track of all the interviews, research and stories I’m putting together for the next book, I’ve set…