Once you’ve written your speech or presentation, your work isn’t over. You still need to practice it. Specific methods on how to prepare...

There’s a memory effect called “primacy and recency.” Essentially, the human brain remembers best what it hears first and last—the stuff...

In my quest to make these emails more regular, here is the kickoff email for what I hope turns into a book. Whether I’m talking to...

Speakers looking to improve public speaking should focus on the habits holding them back. Sometimes speakers will sabotage their best...

As a leader, you’ll often be called upon to give a thank you speech at the end of the year to your employees. Whether it’s something...

Fear of public speaking tips: Permission to fail. It’s OK if you aren’t too perfect when you get up to speak. Many speakers grow up with...

You might have heard of the “10,000 hour rule.” Researchers looked at chess players and others at the top of their game and found that to...

Public speaking confidence tips: Many of you have asked, “Now that I have a speech, how do I prepare? How do I memorize it? What does it...

Far too often, a graduation speech follows the same boring pattern: The speakers talk about their success and then tell the graduates to...

Get more sleep to become a better speaker. Even after one night of not enough sleep, our thinking slows down, our creativity suffers, and...

Pilots go through a methodical checklist before each flight — it’s the same one whether it’s their first flight or hundredth. Keynote...

The worst thing that speakers can do is to read their speech from a podium. They have written it out in paragraphs and just start to read...

Your computer can be your greatest enemy when writing a speech. Too often, speechwriters sit down to write a speech and just begin typing...

This lists contains 10 of the best wedding toasts that I could find on the internet. Use them as inspiration for your next wedding...

When it comes to pitching an idea, a person, a candidate–whatever–the same principles apply. For whatever reason, Murphy’s Law loves to...

One of my pet peeves is when a speaker begins their speech with a long list of their accomplishments and their personal background. It...

This is your big moment. You’ve been named CEO or elected president of an association or chosen as the head of a college. You are now...

You’ve undoubtedly heard graduation speech examples with the following themes: “Follow your dreams/passion” “Never give up” “Look inside...

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It’s unfortunate, but audiences will remember very little of what you say. To combat this, you must find a theme and repeat it...