Category Archives: Inspiring speakers
Inspiring Speaker Friday: On Creativity
This week we’ve been talking about the importance of hard work, perseverance and a creative routine when it comes to building your professional speaking career. To continue a bit more in the same vein, today I’d like to share a … Continue reading
Inspiring Speaker Friday: David McCandless
Lately we’ve been discussing the use of visual aids in presentations. So today I want to share a TEDTalk titled “The Beauty of Data Visualization” by David McCandless, a London, England–based author, data journalist and information designer. In his talk, … Continue reading
Inspiring Speaker Friday: Steve Jobs
Yesterday I referred you to John Zimmer’s blog, Manner of Speaking, for his article titled “10 Tips for Using Props in a Presentation,” which was just chock-full of interesting videos of inspiring speakers making use of props in their presentations. So … Continue reading
Richard St. John on Success
Today I want to share with you a presentation titled “Richard St. John’s 8 Secrets of Success.” Richard St. John has a wide variety of professional experience, including working in scientific research and development for Nortel, researching and writing speeches … Continue reading
Inspiring Speaker Friday: Sebastian Wernicke and Bobby McFerrin
The TED 2012 Full Spectrum conference was held last week in Long Beach, California. It was a weeklong celebration of the art of public speaking and featured inspiring talks on everything from science to social injustice and from climate change … Continue reading
Inspiring Speaker Friday: Barack Obama
Since yesterday’s post was on the use of pauses in public speaking, I thought today’s Inspiring Speaker Friday post should feature a speech by someone proficient in using the power of the pause. So here is President Barack Obama speaking on … Continue reading
On Brevity…
In today’s world of news feeds, sound bytes and 140-character-or-less Twitter updates, time is of the essence. Today’s audiences are impatient. They want information, they want entertainment and they want it now. Brevity has never been more valued – and … Continue reading
Inspiring Speaker Friday: The King’s Speech
If you’ve been reading the news or watching TV this week you’ll know that the 84th Academy Awards are happening this weekend. All the hoopla got me thinking about last year’s awards, and about the film The King’s Speech in particular. … Continue reading
Inspiring Speaker Friday: Nancy Duarte
I wrote last Thursday about TED Talks, a series of inspiring presentations by people who have “ideas worth spreading.” Well I just came across one talk in particular that’s extremely relevant to us here at the Inspiring Speakers Blog. It’s … Continue reading
Inspired Speeches
They say that if you want to become a good writer, the best way to go about doing so is to read. A lot. In April 1947, American author William Faulkner, winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, was … Continue reading
