We took a further plunge into the world of persuasive speech, last week. We considered some characteristics of the speech such as: urging the audience to choose one option above the others, not being ...

Quick: name the three reasons humans communicate. If you haven’t answered yet, either you haven’t thought enough about basic human communication, or you’ve overthought it. We communicate – in verbal, ...

Power and influence—the words often conjure images of nefarious individuals employing Machiavellian tactics to manipulate people and events in order to selfishly get their way, often at the expense of ...

It’s great having you on this column again. I believe you have been putting what we have discussed so far to good use. Remember, public speaking is not only about reading or learning about speaking; ...