Archive for April, 2009

So You Want to Be a Speaker

Here's two pieces of advice: 1. Practice, practice, practice. The more you do anything, the more you learn; good or bad. If you're occupation is not speaking yet, find opportunities to hone your craft through organizations like Toastmasters (free and available in most major communities) or the company I worked for, Make It Count (http://speaker.makingitcount.com/). The more effective you are at speaking, the more compelling your story becomes.

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It’s 2009, Do You Know Where Your Soul Is? – Bono

Op-Ed New York Times Published: April 18, 2009 I AM in Midtown Manhattan, where drivers still play their car horns as if they were musical instruments and shouting in restaurants is sport. I am a long way from the warm breeze of voices I heard a week ago on Easter Sunday. “Glorify your name,” the ...

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