Just Make Sure It's Funny Today is International Moment of Laughter Day and, when it comes to public speaking, people often ask me if they should tell a joke or try to be funny [...]

If It Can Happen, It Will It is a near certainty that when you give a speech or appear on camera, something will come up that you didn’t expect. It could be [...]

Being Unprepared Is Foolish Tomorrow is April Fool’s Day. And the biggest way to make a fool of yourself when it comes to public speaking is to NOT prepare, and to just get up [...]

Be Grand, Not Bland You know how they have a “holiday” for everything? Well, believe it or not, they have one for Melba toast. March 23rd is National Melba Toast day, so [...]

Don't Lower The Bar If you’re about to give a speech and you’re nervous, or sick, or you have an accent you’re self-conscious about, please DO NOT start your speech by apologizing [...]