Rob Biesenbach
Communications pro, actor, author
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Recent Posts
- 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
- The Secret to Being a Better Editor (Plus 5 Essential Tips)
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My Other Stuff
Tweets
- Grammar moment from the Grand Canyon. You don't get get "bit" -- you are "bitten." http://t.co/VDSaHNFJYd 2 hours ago
- Always weird seeing a TV commercial that's vaguely familiar and realizing you auditioned for it a few weeks ago. 2 hours ago
- McCain doesn't want to have to update his apps. Take THAT, progress! Everything should stay the same! bit.ly/YZx77u @PCMag 3 hours ago
- In marketing, "skinny" is the new "baby" bit.ly/14N6mE4 @adage Whatever happened to "lean?" 4 hours ago
- Shelter Requirements Resisted in Tornado Alley nyti.ms/Zd5CcS Moore website predicted 1% chance of another storm like 99 5 hours ago
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Tag Archives: Public speaking
3 Quick Tips for Presenters and Public Speakers
I love public speaking. I spoke to a couple of groups of college students this week and it was a lot of fun. (And if it’s not fun, why do it?) Here are some quick tips that came to mind. … Continue reading
Do People Text While You Talk? Maybe It’s Not Them, It’s You
Business presenters often complain about the sight of audience members texting and tweeting away while they speak. I choose to see it as a challenge instead of an annoyance. First, let’s be clear: distracted audiences are nothing new. I remember … Continue reading
Wing it Like Dr. King: 5 Lessons for Public Speakers
On this day of speeches, I’m reminded of something I wrote a couple of years ago about how Martin Luther King essentially winged major parts of his I Have a Dream Speech: When Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a … Continue reading
The Table Read: A Critical Element in Speechwriting
Whenever I’m involved in a big conference with multiple speakers I make the point that “it’s all one speech.” That is, it’s one big message and each speaker is telling a different part of the story. In real life, of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Presentations/Speeches, Review & Approval Process, Writing
Tagged Public speaking, speechwriting
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The Secret Ingredient Your Speech Is Missing
Wanna know the super-secret magical ingredient that can make or break your presentation? It’s energy. Without it, your speech is doomed. With it, you may be able to compensate for a talk that’s light on insight. It took me a … Continue reading
The Secret to Using Humor in Your Presentation
It seems one of the greatest anxieties people have about public speaking is coming up with something funny to say in the introduction. But here’s a crazy secret the comedy professionals won’t tell you: you don’t have to be a … Continue reading
