“Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered what became known as the Gettysburg Address (272 words, two minutes long) at the dedication of the Soldier’s National Cemetery in Gettysburg,
“Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men” – Plato, Greek Philosopher When you create your slides for your presentations, you are only preparing a part of your presentation. Remember, your slides and other visual methods are only there to support your narrative – what
“Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.” – Mark Twain I was the Toastmaster of the Evening at a recent Open House we had during one of my Burke, Virginia Toastmasters meetings. In talking to our guests at the Open House, I
“You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne, Author & Poet Let me open this article with a remembrance of 9/11/2001. For those of you who are old enough, my guess is you remember precisely where you were
“Bluffing is most effective when done sporadically; bluff too often, and you’ll blow your credibility.” Daniel Negreanu Remember the story of the boy who cried wolf in the forest two times? The lumberjacks in the forest came running to protect the boy against the wolf. But