Storytelling

Open a Speech with Questions

One simple way to open a speech is with questions—usually three. How will you captivate your audience at the beginning…

2 years ago

Need Their Attention? Train Your Audience

I watched a speaker disperse the audience into discussion groups of four people … And then struggle to get them…

2 years ago

Let Your Audience in on Your Unspoken Thoughts

Sometimes we say one thing when we want to say another. Maybe you need to reject someone but you want…

2 years ago

In Public Speaking, Being Theatrical is Authentic!

So many speakers—even professional ones—are afraid to be “theatrical.” They worry that will be inauthentic or phony. A speaker I…

2 years ago

How Stories Work in Your Mind

Many speakers talk about cortisol and oxytocin and how your brain reacts to stories. That’s all rather sophisticated sounding except…

2 years ago

How Stories Work: The 4 Elements of Story

Start with the golden rule of storytelling: Stories are always about people. And in a story, that person or group…

2 years ago

Find the Funny in the Room

A super way to surprise your audience is to “find the funny in the room” and use it to your…

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Acknowledge the Secrets of Human Nature

Here’s one of my favorite advertisements: This hair salon bills itself as the place “where the women you hate get…

2 years ago

How to Write a Humorous Speech

Write a humorous speech. What’s that? You don’t think you’re funny? Well, you’re not alone. Most comedians aren’t funny, either.…

2 years ago

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