How to practice listening
Introduction For me the way to listen better is to turn the scenarios below into a video game. I score points whenever I use techniques like below. I lose points (and go red like the image below) whenever I say…
Why practice listening?
Introduction When Bria told me that she was pregnant, she surprised a smile out of me with a note that read "Time to practice. Get ready. August 2019." She knew I'd smile because she knows how much I reference Allen…
‘Create the Space’ speech – Why write fifty drafts?
Introduction Because I'm crazy. That's why. If you read the speech text from the most recent version of my 'Create the Space' speech you'll see its draft number 54. While I'm a little crazy, there's a bigger reason why I…
‘Create the Space’ Speech Video (Version Four)
Introduction The video below is from May 18th, 2019 at a conference at the Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill, NJ with a few hundred people attending. This is the fourth time I delivered this speech in public and the final…
How to Write the Second Draft of Your Speech
Read earlier posts in the 'How to Create the Best-Speech-of-Your-Life' series here. Introduction First drafts are defining your idea. Second drafts are shaping your idea into a meaningful message. I think of a first draft as writing and the second…
How to Write the First Draft of Your Speech
Introduction If you're content with delivering a mediocre speech, please stop reading. If you want to create a speech without investing much time, come back in the future when I write that article. This is not it. This article is…
‘Create the Space’ Speech Video (Version Three)
IntroductionThe video below is from April 11th, 2019 at SAP in Newtown Square, PA. This is the third time I delivered this speech in public. It’s seven minutes, thirty seconds long. This version is much better than version two. I…
‘Create the Space’ Speech Video (Version Two)
Introduction The video below is from March 27th, 2019 at Vanguard in Malvern, PA. This is the second time I delivered this speech in public. It’s seven minutes long. If you’re interested in hearing me speak at your company, event,…
‘Create the Space’ Speech
Introduction This page contains all posts and video versions for my ‘Create the Space’ speech on the importance of creating space for your humans and listening better to pave the way for the best moments in life. Watch the entertaining…
How a Speech Evolves to a Dynamite First Version
Introduction If you’re working on upgrading your public speaking skills, below are two drafts of my ‘Create the Space' speech to see how an idea evolves over time. This is the first version of the speech since it’s the first…