Ep. 71 Get out of your lane
You’ve probably heard the expression “stay in your lane.” And sometimes that’s good advice — but right now, we’re facing global emergencies on an unpr...
Leadership communications with Rob Cottingham
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I've worked as a speechwriter, presentation coach and communication strategist—not to mention delivering my share of speeches. From speechwriting and speaking to traditional and social media, here's my best advice on how leaders can communicate to change how audiences see the world.
Ep. 70 Find Your Read Thread with Tamsen Webster
There probably isn’t a speechwriter or speaker alive today who hasn’t heard the advice “Tell a story.” But you want them to do more than listen. You w...
Ep. 69 Seven deadly sins of online presentation (part two)
Well over a year into remote presentations as the norm, people are getting pretty good at it... but some mistakes are still cropping up again and agai...
Ep. 68 Seven deadly sins of online presentations (part one)
Well over a year into remote presentations as the norm, people are getting pretty good at it... but some mistakes are still cropping up again and agai...
Ep. 67. Avoiding plagiarism: Are your words really your own?
Sure, you and I would never take someone else’s writing and pretend it was our own. But not all plagiarism is deliberate. It can be surprisingly easy ...
Ep. 66. Keep the "thought" in thought leadership
So many leadership communications mistakes come down to one thing: not having a clear goal and a roadmap to get there. That’s especially true when it ...
Ep. 65. What we've learned from a year of remote presentations
Public speaking has changed a lot in the past year, since conference halls and auditoriums went dark and we traded stages and amplifiers for webcams a...
Ep. 64 I now pronounce you... correctly
Mispronouncing someone's name from the stage is a lot more than a minor screwup. Here's why speakers should never go to the mic without knowing the co...
Ep. 63. Less is more, and short is beautiful
Presenting online? Don't make the mistake of thinking longer is better. When you're speaking via video, you want to keep things short. Here's how to e...
Ep. 62. Zoom out! You're more than just another face
If you're spending all day in Zoom meetings, then it's easy to think that speaking by video automatically means showing your head and shoulders... and...