The key to giving a great speech is actually writing a great speech. All the speech-related advice out there focuses on our collective (and completely rational) fear of public speaking. What if I told ...

I still remember one of my first big speaking engagements. I spent weeks preparing, rehearsing every word and perfecting my slides. I wanted to be flawless. But when I stepped onstage, something ...

What makes an exemplary Oscar speech? That’s the million-dollar question facing each new crop of winners, who are frequently tasked with finding fresh things to say at the Academy Awards (live Sunday, ...

“You can’t afford to wing it no matter if you are the boss, a department head, or a team leader charged with delivering the remarks,” public speaking coach and veteran PR executive Rosemary Ravinal ...

Looking for an example of how not to give a wedding speech? Try this. I was recently told an anecdote about guests at a wedding who became suspicious about the detached, cliched style of the groom’s ...

Memo to the potential winners: Be more like Halle Berry and less like James Cameron. The calendar tells us that a new year is dawning, and we know what that means: The two-month-long awards show ...

I’m sure you’ve heard these two simple expressions that have become ubiquitous. One or both of them spring from the mouths of most everyone around, peppering our everyday interaction. The first one ...