Rob Biesenbach
Communications pro, actor, author
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Recent Posts
- 11 Deadly Sins of Public Speakers and Presenters (Pt. 1)
- How a Story Can Save Lives
- 5 Life Lessons I Learned From My Cat
- 5 Lessons from The Great Gatsby School of Writing
- The Art of the Bad Apology (And a Lesson from Bill Clinton)
- To Be a Better Writer, Accept Edits with Grace (5 Steps)
- Sterling’s Gold: 7 Lessons for Success from Mad Men
- The Myth of Body Language
- I’m Not Angry
- 3 Quick Tips for Presenters and Public Speakers
Categories
- Audience (29)
- Book (17)
- Communication (44)
- Crisis Communication (3)
- Editing (13)
- Emotion (14)
- Grammar & Usage (11)
- Language (16)
- Leadership (11)
- Listening (7)
- Management (7)
- Media Relations (4)
- Messaging (2)
- Obstacles to Communication (5)
- Presentations/Speeches (51)
- Promotion (1)
- Proofing (1)
- Quotes (5)
- Relationships (2)
- Review & Approval Process (13)
- Show, Don't Tell (20)
- Social Media (8)
- Storytelling (27)
- Uncategorized (5)
- Using Humor (9)
- Video (7)
- Visual Communication (6)
- Web (11)
- Working with Lawyers (7)
- Writing (36)
My Other Stuff
Tweets
- How safe are the bridges you travel over? Bridgehunter.com rates them bit.ly/12BamG7 via @PaulConstant 13 hours ago
- Enjoyed this look at one writer's process (Austin Kleon) bit.ly/12B8Svt (Except for hating writing!) via @copyblogger 13 hours ago
- Pretty cool interactive book promo from @mitchjoel. Better experience than a video trailer ctrlaltdeletebook.com 14 hours ago
- Last year, @kickstarter raised more money for businesses in the arts than the NEA. ctrlaltdeletebook.com via @mitchjoel 14 hours ago
- @msebastian Congratulations on the new position with @AdAge! 15 hours ago
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Tag Archives: Conversation
The Secret to Being Irresistible at Parties
The key to being interesting is to take an interest in other people. Years ago I was at a party in New York where I didn’t really know anybody but my then-girlfriend. At some point we each went our own … Continue reading
Three Small-talk Questions I Hate
I’ve never been a fan of small talk. As the name suggests, it’s decidedly unambitious. Now I don’t need to always be engaging in deep-meaning philosophy, but I do like something a little more meaningful than, “How about that weather?” … Continue reading
