The top 10 business speakers in the world (and what you can learn from them) Oct 05, 2009 “Real business speakers talking about business”: a list meant to inspire, instruct and provoke conversation
BOOK REVIEW: Confessions of a public speaker Dec 01, 2009 Speaking coach and speechwriter Mike Landrum says book doesn’t live up to its promising title. Not by a long shot.
Questions your CEO should ask before starting a blog Nov 17, 2009 Social media guru Shel Holtz says if you say no to any of these six questions, you should not write a CEO blog.
In state of the village speeches in 2009, mayors told grim truths Jan 19, 2010 Here’s what mayors said last year. What will they say this year? Stick with VSOTD.com, and find out.
A burning (speaking) platform Mar 31, 2009 Pfizer CEO Jeff Kindler used the global economic crisis as the springboard for a remarkable speech at the Economic Club of Chicago Feb. 9.
These days, it’s one tough call Dec 31, 2008 From the script to Q&A: a communicator’s proper role in preparing the CEO and CFO for the quarterly earnings call.
Deconstructing a blog entry Dec 31, 2008 The New York Times lauded it as an example of how, “in the age of transparency, the layoff will be blogged.” We hope they’re blogged better than this.
Memo to CEOs: Know what you don’t know about the media! Dec 31, 2008 Business journalist explains thoroughly why CEOs have bad relations with the press—and lights the path to improvement.
CEO communication with employees unimportant? Heretic! Jan 04, 2010 Celebrated employee communication consultant T.J. Larkin believes supervisors should carry the communication load, and CEOs should concern themselves with other audiences.
Senior executives shouldn’t be caught dead live chatting Jan 10, 2010 Two social media bloggers kick it around with Ford’s marketing chief, Jim Farley, and everybody comes away looking pretty lame