Speechwriting

When presenters rely too much on slides, audiences get bored. Here’s how to keep your visuals helpful and engaging.

No matter how engaging your presentations are, make these mistakes and you’ll ensure your career never takes off.

We hear time and again: Don’t read your slides verbatim, make eye contact, and so on. Here are a dozen important presentation guidelines that tend to fly under the radar.

A presidential election year usually means that it’s silly season, but this one tops them all, the author says. In other news, video will become ever more popular as a content format.

The White House’s advance billing set the bar high. The president addressed four key questions in a breezy style, but his usually fiery oratory felt only lukewarm, this speech teacher opines.

The next time you deliver a highly specialized presentation to a group of lay people, follow the approach that a Wall Street Journal columnist took in a TED talk on Antarctica.

The president got teary when reflecting on the high number of lives lost of mass shootings over the course of his presidency, and critics and supporters alike responded online.

A look at how and why you should use humor and cut ‘thank you’ in your next speech are among the topics in this year’s most-read stories for speakers.

You may not think you’re a natural, but anyone can learn how to be funny. Just follow these tips.

With all due respect to Mom and Dad, the expression of gratitude before or after your presentation just mucks it up and weakens your message. You’re welcome.

This infographic from LondonSpeakerBureau.com offers nine steps to a memorable speech, from preparation to delivery.

Many speakers have never reflected that they must be considerate to their audiences. If you’re in this boat, this practical list of don’ts will open your eyes and improve your next talk.

TED talks have become a phenomenon, and rightly so. The speakers don’t simply get on stage and wing it, though. Neither should you. Don’t pass up these vital techniques.