by Tina Blake | Sep 28, 2017 | Speech-writing
I often advise speakers to include a story in their speech, and for good reason. Humans respond well to narrative, and often absorb information better if it is packaged as a tale. Facts and figures can be difficult to embed in an audience’s mind … but a well-chosen...
by Tina Blake | Mar 28, 2017 | Public Speaking Tips, Speech-writing
Once upon a time, there was a storyteller named Scheherazade. She was taken to the king as the latest in a long line of young women who were to serve as his concubine for one night only, and then be executed. She was, or so everyone thought, doomed. Instead of begging...
