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John Kasich, the Governor of Ohio, recently gave his State of the State Address to an elementary school on February 7th this year.  Those poor kids. They will probably be confused for life.  They certainly won’t be inspired to lead or speak in public. This article,... Read More →

Yesterday I presented a webinar called “Power Point is Evil: but if you’re going to use it, use it well” for LexBlog’s clients as part of their free resource Webinars provided to their clients. The recorded version of this Webinar, and resource handouts,... Read More →

On Monday December 19th at 1:00 Central Time, Rick Levin and I will be presenting a webinar entitled “Powerful Public Speaking In and Out of Court.” This is for the ABA’s new Premier Speaker CLE Series and is free to ABA Members.  1.5 CLE units are available.... Read More →

This past week I spoke at a State Bar convention.  I had a great audience (with a few of the usual exceptions, to be blogged about next), and I had fun giving the presentation. I presented a shortened version of one of my attorney speaking seminars “Improving your... Read More →

Today when I was reading Entrepreneur Magazine, I came across this word listed under their Jargon column: Meanderthal: a person who has great difficulty expressing themselves succinctly, often giving long, unfocused presentations. It got a great laugh out of me! I LOVE it!... Read More →

As LexBlog’s Founder, Kevin O’Keefe, is fond of saying, one of the goals of blogging is to get more speaking engagements.  Unfortunately, most people are not taught the skills they need to present effectively. Join the LexBlog’s Director of Client Services,... Read More →

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 →

Thursday, July 14 at 7 a.m., I will be interviewed by Cindy Rakowitz, a radio host at VoiceAmerica Talk Radio. The topics we will discuss include public speaking, how to organize a presentation, the importance of good introductions and much more. Ms. Rakowitz has been a talk show... Read More →