The young Winston Churchill had a mentor: an American speaker and politician by the name of Bourke Cockran, a famous man in his time. Visiting Cockran in New York, Churchill asked him: “Bourke, what is the secret of eloquence?”
Cockran replied: Read more…
A lady in a recent training felt grateful. Better put: she was relieved. She thanked me for having created a safe environment; she had never forgotten a past experience where the trainer made her feel small.
How is that even possible? Read more…
“Short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.”
I seldom give a training without this quote from Winston Churchill.
The rationale for short old words is powerful. Read more…
Mark Alder, fellow Toastmaster and trainer colleague, gave an impressive demonstration the other day.
He led us through the five steps of learning. Here they are: Read more…
Last week, Daniel Mouqué and I gave our workshop again on how to use audience psychology to give inspiring presentations.
The workshop was hosted by the Imagination Club here in Brussels which runs a wonderful format. Read more…