Video: How to Communicate Like a True Leader
This 40-minute video is based on my book, Communicate Like a True Leader: 30 Days of Life-Changing Wisdom.” I talk about 5 of the most important points in the book and share my personal background....
View ArticleMy Video Critique of Donald Trump’s Public Speaking
In this 10-minute video I critique Donald Trump’s public speaking from the presidential campaign forward. What does he do well? Poorly? Why has his communication been particularly effective with some...
View ArticlePublic Speaking Tip #3: Serve Your Audience as a “Servant Speaker”
This public speaking video focuses on serving the audience and building trust in a society peppered with inauthentic, self-promoting speakers. Speak like a true servant leader in all speeches and...
View ArticleCritique of Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC TV Show Communication
I assess Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC TV show communication, dubbing her a “Winsome Detective” and examining her strengths and weaknesses. Part of my ongoing series of videos critiquing popular communicators...
View ArticlePublic Speaking Tip #4: My Most Embarrassing Public Speaking Gaffe—How to...
My most embarrassing public speaking boner. Wow! How to recover graciously when you make mistakes, offend, lose your place, etc, while giving a speech. The public speaking skills and tips you’ll need....
View ArticlePublic Speaking Tip #2: How to Stop Saying Um, You Know, Etc.
This public speaking video explains how to stop using words like “um,” “like,” and “you know” when giving a speech. Practical advice that will improve your public speaking and self-confidence. Download...
View ArticlePublic Speaking Tip #1: How to Overcome Public Speaking Fear & Anxiety
This public speaking video explains how to overcome the fear of giving speeches and presentations and build self-confidence. Download here a free excerpt from my book on public speaking, which I call...
View ArticlePublic Speaking Tip #5: How to Prepare & Plan for a Speech
This public speaking video explains how to prepare and plan for a speech/presentation—very practical tips and skills. Download here a free excerpt from my book on public speaking, which I call “servant...
View ArticlePublic Speaking Tip #6: When to Use PowerPoint (and When Not to Use It)
PowerPoint is vastly overused. I suggest 5 situations when we should use PowerPoint in a speech or presentation, and offer examples of when not to use PowerPoint. Download here a free excerpt from my...
View Article7 Signs of Poor Listening
Listening is the most difficult communication skill because it requires us to climb out of ourselves and into others’ perceptions of reality. Empathy and sympathy are based on listening. Those who...
View ArticleHow I Learned to Enjoy Life More by Listening with Children to Flatulence
I grew up with an alcoholic father and a paranoid schizophrenic mother. For me, life was mostly about trying to get control over the chaos. I lacked joy and wonder. Eventually I married a terrific...
View ArticleHow to Write a Book from Your Heart—A Publisher’s Advice
I was in charge of a new book publishing house when a writer asked me to review her manuscript on teaching second languages to students with learning disabilities. As a professor as well, I realized...
View ArticleWhy You Should Use Your Body More and PowerPoint Less—With a Video Demo by...
I use PowerPoint, but very selectively. My body is more effective. So is yours. Here’s why. The most potent multimedia technology in the world is the human body, including our voices. We’re wondrously...
View ArticleHow to Solve Our 2 Basic Communication Problems in all Relationships
Two patterns cause most of our communication breakdowns. Identifying and addressing them can help us communicate far more effectively. First, we emotionally cocoon ourselves. We’re not willing to open...
View Article3 Reasons Not to Ask Questions When Building a Relationship—And What to Say...
Asking questions isn’t always the best way to grow a relationship. Here’s why—and what to do instead if you are in a long-term or new relationship. #1 Our questions can limit the agenda. When my spouse...
View ArticleWhy We Should Write More Handwritten Thank-You Notes Today—and the 2 Things...
I went to a local printer to order 500 personalized note cards with envelopes. “Aren’t you on email?” the owner asked me. “Sure,” I replied. “That’s why I’m ordering the cards. They mean more now than...
View ArticleThe Worst Public Speaking Nightmare—and How the Guy Got a Standing Ovation...
A good friend landed in a public speaking nightmare. He had agreed to address a convention of toastmasters who lead local public speaking clubs. When he arrived a few minutes early for the event, he...
View ArticleLeadership Communication in the Age of News, Fake News, and Instant News
Below, I speak on the difficulty of leadership communication in a digital age marked by journalistic “biases.” No organizations are immune.
View Article12 Videos on “Faith and Communication”
These short videos on my YouTube channel offer a Christian “theology of communication.” I also wrote downloadable outlines for them. Please view and leave feedback. Thanks! —Q
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