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Now that I’m on a Rhetorical Technique roll, here’s a great sample of an analogy I found while reading The Week on the plane to Boston last Saturday in an article by Charles Fishman.  The article is an extract from Fishman’s 2011 book, The Big Thirst.... Read More →

I just wrapped up a 10 day business/speaking trip in three cities: Boston, Chicago and Toronto. And if you have to be away from home for 10 days, those are great cities to visit!   I gave three presentations during the trip – two at ACLEA (the American Continuing Legal... Read More →

A week ago Monday, as most folks know, President Obama and Congressman John Boehner gave duelling speeches regarding the debt ceiling. And believe me, they weren’t half as fun as listening to dueling pianos at Howl at the Moon. Obama, as usual, used multiple... Read More →

It’s funny; for years requests for my public speaking presentations focused on skills – organization and delivery primarily.  Yet since the beginning of this year I have been asked multiple times to give presentations focused on Public Speaking for Business... Read More →

Hats off to the genius behind this graphic and hilarious illustration of the backlash surrounding Power Point – Doug Zongkers.   If you have any doubt that there is a backlash, the audience’s reaction to this presentation should dispel that doubt.  And this... Read More →

Next week, on May 18 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (god I hate mornings), I am doing a free webinar for LexBlog clients entitled: Creating and Organizing Your Speech. One of the goals of blogging is to get more speaking engagements. But what do you do when you get one?... Read More →

In just a little bit I’ll be doing a free webinar, Public Speaking for Business Development, designed for attorneys and legal marketing professionals. It is currently “sold out” at 100 seats. We will be recording this program and will post a link on this blog as... Read More →

Tomorrow we are holding our Free “Public Speaking for Business Development” Webinar.  Update: Here is the link for the audio recording with slides.  This webinar “sold out” at more than 120 attendees late last week.  If you are interested in... Read More →

So by now everyone knows I hate Power Point.  You may even know some of the reasons I hate it and some of my suggestions for using it effectively if you insist on using it (or are required to use it). Now I find myself in the interesting position of needing some sample Power... Read More →

Last week we held our annual Superior Court Boot Camp at the Arctic Hotel in Seattle (what a gorgeous restoration – can’t believe it is a DoubleTree). And I have to share a bit about our one of my favorite speakers to book. Judge Paris Kallas retired last July after... Read More →