http://www.definiscommunications.com/blog Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:10:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For weeks now I have been asked to analyze the presentation skills of Tina Fey and Sarah Palin and comment on who is a better speaker. I have never seen either of these VP candidates speak in person so my data might be less than 100% accurate. But I have ... http://www.definiscommunications.com/blog/sarah-palin-vs-tina-fey-who-has-better-presentation-skills/ It is hard to imagine a speaker alive today who moves an audience as easily as Bill Clinton. When I saw him on TV tonight at the Democratic National Convention, I felt as though he had a “crowd control” button under the podium. At will he could hit that button ... http://www.definiscommunications.com/blog/and-then-there-was-bill/ My clients sometimes ask me, “Angela, is it really possible to become a powerful and elegant public speaker? Aren’t those outcomes mutually exclusive? Don’t those qualities collide?” Well, it is a privilege to inaugurate my new web site and blog by writing about Hillary Clinton’s speech tonight at the Democratic National ... http://www.definiscommunications.com/blog/hillary-takes-the-stage/ A smile is the universal sign of friendship. It cuts across all cultures, all ages, and all genders. In public speaking it is one sure way to bridge the gap between speaker and audience. But when I coach my clients to smile, they often resist. They tell me that they ... http://www.definiscommunications.com/blog/a-beijing-smile-story/