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To round out 2022, we wanted to share our top posts from the year, as voted by you. Let's take a look, starting with post number 10....

I often get asked to speak at conferences and whenever I do, I notice something interesting. If there’s a lectern available, people will...

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Earlier this year I worked with Michael, an ambitious business executive preparing a conference keynote speech. After we had consolidated...

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In '12 Rules for Life,' Jordan Peterson states that the two most primal human fears are: the fear of death and the fear of social...

I often hear people say, "I want to speak like Mr/Mrs X." Yes, observing experienced speakers can be informative but don't mimic them....

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Fear of judgement. Fear of failure. Fear of vulnerability. Fear of not being good enough. As shown in my recent LinkedIn post, these are...