Speaking From Your Center
A way to explain the thrilling alchemy at Speaking Circles recently came to my attention through the words of philosopher William Segal (1904-2000), from a 1995 article in Parabola Magazine. When asked “Is there a way in which I could practice developing the...
The Space Between Sentences
French composer Claude Debussy said “Music is the space between the notes.” Similarly, classical pianist Arthur Schnabel said “The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes – ah, that is where the art...
Inhabit Your Voice
Most public speakers talk faster than their audiences can fully take in, and nearly everyone who shows up at one of my classes for the first time tends to be speedy. Even among professional speakers there is anxiety about stopping regularly for a full breath and...
The Slow Speech Movement: Hold Forth at the Pace of Listening
Time continues to speed up for so many of us and it shows up in how we communicate and I’m not here to suggest you slow down and take a pause between what should be shorter sentences because you’ve got so much to do and so do I and we don’t have...
Public Speaking: Keep it Simple and Personal
Once I presented at a regional conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) on how to use public speaking to educate the public and promote their practices. I guided these masters of clutter liberation in de-cluttering and simplifying their...
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