by David | Apr 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn’t make sense, but like many of us he’s never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. This year he stole the show at the TED mainstage event in Vancouver and delivered a...
by David | Mar 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
1 Trick to Finish Your Next Talk in Style. You finish your talk and the presenter takes back the microphone. “Any questions for the speaker?” Awkward silence . . . “Anyone at all? Oh, you, sir, with your hand raised,” the host says with a...
by David | Mar 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Secret to Avoid Going Blank in Your Next Presentation. Standing in front of an audience with no memory of what you’re supposed to say is anxiety-inducing for even seasoned pros. The way to avoid this is to use a memory-recollection technique called the...
by David | Feb 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact.” — Robert McKee Many of us will have been to a comedy club and laughed hysterically at the comedian, but struggle to...
by David | Nov 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
This post is not quite in line with me giving tips on public speaking from comedians and my own experiments. It’s one where I would love yours in telling people about public speaking tips from comedians! The first edition of Do You Talk Funny came out last...