If you’ve got to give a presentation, then chances are you want to make it persuasive. If the audience doesn’t believe or behave differently than they did before they heard you, then you simply didn’t ...

I just returned from Seattle, where I gave a presentation on persuasive speaking skills to employees and senior executives at Microsoft. When the organizers of the conference asked if I’d like to ...

Hand movements are often treated as a nervous tic to be suppressed, but a growing body of research suggests they are one of the most powerful tools a speaker has. Across lab experiments, large-scale ...

Last month, I attended a Leadership Summit, where I watched the conference room fall silent as the keynote CEO stepped to the ...

Public speaking was once seen as a vital civic duty in Ancient Greece, and today, it remains a powerful skill that reflects critical thinking, leadership, and confidence. In this immersive learning ...

As a founder, you’re in a perpetual state of persuasion. Selling a ground-breaking product, sharing a novel idea, or boosting your team’s morale–all demand the power of persuasive writing. Here are ...

Students prepare and present a speech designed to persuade the audience for or against a proposition of policy, proposition of value, or proposition of fact on a topic of local, regional, national, or ...