You&I

Tom Antion suggests104 a ration of 10 “you’s” to every “I” that is used in a speaking engagement.  I’m against this on two levels. First, when we get to counting metrics in a speech, we’re forgetting the most important issue...

I’m sorry

I witnessed a great apology today.  At Toastmasters, we are frequently sarcastic and sometimes even caustic with one another (mostly the guys), and today was a light-hearted and enjoyable example of friends getting after one another.  It escalated quickly, with one...

Standing room only

Saw the importance first-hand last night of connecting with the audience via eye contact and any other way possible.  Presenting to an aviation crowd in a hotel ballroom.  202 chairs set up — brought in another 25 as we reached capacity.  Final tally was 291 and...

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