Patrick Stewart: A lesson from Shakespeare and Star Trek
I am not a Trekkie, but I was a big fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was the second Star Trek series and the only one that I watched from beginning to end. The main reason was the brilliant performance by Patrick Stewart, the brilliant English actor. Stewart played Jean-Luc Picard, the Captain […]
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 303) – John Maynard Keynes
“Words ought to be a little wild for they are the assaults of thought on the unthinking.” John Maynard Keynes
Pico Iyer and the art of stillness
Pico Iyer is a renowned essayist and novelist who is best known for his travel writing. He has been to some of the most far-flung places on the planet and his writings have appeared in leading newspapers, magazines and literary journals. In the TED Talk below, Iyer discusses a theme that some might find counterintuitive […]
Naomi Osaka's Australian Open Speech
Naomi Osaka of Japan won the 2019 Australian Open in dramatic fashion. She beat the Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitová 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-4 to become the first woman since 2001 to follow her debut Grand Slam win with another one. Even after squandering three match points to lose the second set, Osaka fought back in the […]
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 302) – Martin Luther King Jr.
“A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.” Martin Luther King Jr.
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 301) – Jimi Hendrix
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” Jimi Hendrix Photo courtesy of Scanpix
Don't let this moment define you
Have you ever had one of these experiences while speaking in public? You forgot what you wanted to say and froze on stage. Your computer crashed and you fumbled your way through the presentation. An audience member made a comment that threw you off. You were asked a question that you couldn’t answer and became […]
When you speak, break the pattern
If you want your ideas to be stickier, you’ve got to break someone’s guessing machine and then fix it. You have to break their pattern of thinking in a way that creates surprise and interest. However, you must do so in a way that is relevant and thoughtful.
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 300) – "A Star is Born"
Quote No. 300 for public speakers. Hard to believe. When I began this series back in 2009 with Quote No. 1, I wasn’t sure that I would find enough quotes to keep it running for long. But time and again, I have come across great quotes, aphorisms, sayings and other pieces of wisdom that have […]
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