Five Characteristics You Need to Succeed as a Public Speaker
This is a guest post by Arman Sadeghi. Arman is an entrepreneur, professional speaker and founder of Titanium Success. He has a degree in molecular and cell biology from the University of California at Berkeley. Arman has a passion for healthy mind, body, and spirit. He speaks about, and coaches people on, personal development and success. ——— Great public speakers are […]
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 227) – Boris Johnson
“My speaking style was criticised by no less an authority than Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was a low moment, my friends, to have my rhetorical skills denounced by a monosyllabic Austrian cyborg.” Boris Johnson
How not to screw up an introduction like the ABC moderators at the Republican Presidential Debate
Moderators must do better. The Republican Presidential Debate on 6 February 2016 began in appalling fashion. And I am not talking about the candidates. Take a look. I would have expected better. Seriously, it looked like amateur hour. Many people have been poking fun at Ben Carson and Donald Trump for missing their cues. But […]
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 214) – Epictetus
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” Epictetus
Analysis of a speech by Dan Gilbert
Dan Gilbert is a Harvard psychologist who has spent a lot of time thinking about and studying happiness. He is the author of Stumbling on Happiness. The New York Times Book Review wrote, “Gilbert’s elbow-in-the-ribs social-science humor is actually funny. … But underneath the goofball brilliance, [he] has a serious argument to make about why human beings are forever […]
"So" what?
The word “so” can undermine your credibility when you speak.
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 178) – Ancient Egypt
“Make thyself a craftsman in speech, for thereby thou shalt gain the upper hand.” Inscription in a 3,000-year-old tomb in Egypt Photo courtesy of Ian Robertson
My TEDx Talk
It was an honour to be invited to speak at the 2014 TEDxLausanne. I had always wanted to speak at a TED event. The members of the organizing committee were professional, hard-working and enthusiastic. The other speakers were passionate and supportive. And the audience was terrific! Here’s my talk:
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 135) – Zhuangzi
“A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker; a man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.” Zhuangzi (庄子)
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