What Does “Persuasive” Speaking Really Mean?
Public speaking is generally categorized as informative, demonstrative, and persuasive, depending on what you read. However, I would argue that all speaking is persuasive to some degree, because even if you’re not pitching something directly, you’re still persuading people that what you...
Public Speaking is Relationships
Most students I coach start with a fundamental misunderstanding of public speaking’s purpose. If you ask ten novice speakers what public speaking is, at its core, you’ll probably get ten different answers. People respond with notions like information exchange, persuasion, conversation...
Welcome to the No-Fail Mission
Years ago, as a U.S. Air Force intelligence analyst, I was supporting flying operations at an overseas base. During one routine mission, an American pilot encountered an aircraft from a nation with whom the U.S. had a rocky relationship. We weren’t...