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Bullets are for guns.
I was at a meeting recently with a local township official, and when I asked about what highlights we should know about his community, he
TALKBACK: Irene Navitadad
Talkback is an occasional series of review of live talks we’ve attended. I’ve been listening to speeches the last few months with an eye to
The second time around
Do you ever wonder why ESPN Classics became so popular? We want to know why those games were so great. We don’t see how the
TED 2011: Wondering if I’ll ever recover…
Consider: We spend 4 billion hours in traffic. There are 1 billion people in the world with a brain disorder. For every 400 movies made,
One Keynote, Five Parts.
Experience Columbus, our travel and tourism bureau, invited articulation to help curate their “keynote address” for their annual meeting. These five dynamic people pictured above
Live from the Desert.
To kick off this year’s TEDActive conference in Palm Springs, the TED staff held a special workshop day for TEDx organizers. I gave a brief presentation
Everyone needs a story
So she sat looking suspicious at me from the middle of the room. I was pretty sure she didn’t ‘buy’ what I was selling about
Talkback: The way you move
Note: This is the first in an ongoing series of reviews of live talks called Talkbacks that we’ll be posting on ar.tic.u.la.tion. Some reviews will be full
Fail Better, for sure!
This group of junior and high school students took over a big, open, colorful studio space filled with German-designed, state-of-the-art, learning-inspired furniture created within the
Sigmund was right.
In a recent meeting with a Learning and Training executive, we got on the topic of who is most coachable for public speaking? And related,
Our Speech from the Throne
When Thomas Jefferson was President, he didn’t give a State of the Union. And it wasn’t until 26 Presidents later that Woodrow Wilson took up the
Your talk is a tour, not a race.
“I guess I just want to get it over with. ” – Julie, an ar.tic.u.la.tion client. When someone is either bored with their content, nervous to speak
A new governor, MBA students, and a homeless guy.
SLXLM Yesterday I attended the 69th inauguration of a governor in Ohio, this time for Gov. John Kasich. His personal brand is immutable: he’s
11 things to look forward to in 2011
Last year when we launched ar.tic.u.la.tion in mid-summer, we had no idea that we’d get the overwhelming response that we did. Between individual style coaching,
10 for 20
Here’s my list of bad to beautiful public speaking moments for 2010: 10. We’ll start with bad: I’m still amazed that this guy made it onto national news
When you find the pain
While executing a public speaking and presentation training for rising executive at a national manufacturer recently, we inadvertently found a deep breaking point. While she
Are 6 minutes or 20 slides more important?
If you were invited to share your story or idea at an event with 400 progressive minds in a contemporary art museum, how could you
TEDxColumbus Saves the Cat
Two weeks ago we produced the second TEDxColumbus. Huzzah!!! A wonderfully moving and inspiring afternoon of 13 different short talks and performances over 5 hours. I