October 9th, 2022
“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…

October 2nd, 2022
“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…

September 25th, 2022
“Your ability to communicate with others will account for fully 85% of your success in your business and in your life.” – Brian Tracy If your answer to the title question is yes, please read on. If the answer is no, skip the below…

September 18th, 2022
“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…

September 11th, 2022
“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…

September 4th, 2022
“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs In the sport of track and field, two events are the 800-meter run and the 4 x 200 relay. In the second event, the 4 x…

August 28th, 2022
“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” – Voltaire What is the purpose of the opening act when you go to a concert, boxing match, or circus? The opening act aims to engage the crowd, heighten the anticipation…

August 21st, 2022
“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…