What Sarah Palin really saw on her palm
A handy notepad. (image)
How Fox News wanted to cover today’s NASA news
David Plouffe on how technology+people helped elect Obama
This morning at Convergence 09, Barack Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe took the stage. His message: technology helped connect people in a way that’s never happened before, to elect a candidate who might never have been able to win before.
Here are my notes from the session.
Dawn Black says goodbye to Ottawa
A good friend is leaving the House of Commons for a run at the B.C. legislature. Here’s her farewell speech from April 2; in it, you’ll find a lot of what made her such a great MP: Ms. Dawn Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam, NDP): Mr. Speaker, this might be...Federal election: not too late to stand up for food safety
This just in from my friend Ish Theilheimer over at Straight Goods: The window is closing fast on your opportunity to secure a food safety commitment from the person who will be your MP. I’m writing on behalf of our partners with the Food Safety First campaign....How McCain’s hair transplant joke bombed: a warning for speakers
Jokes are supposed to be a public speaker’s best friend. They break the ice, put the audience at their ease, and make you look a little more warm and human. And so they do – when they work. When they don’t… well, look at Sen. John McCain in...
Why, yes — I’d LOVE to speak at your event
Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
