Saturday, August 15, 2026

A surprising discussion about why members of SEAL teams need to learn public speaking

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                                  At the Boise Public Library I found a 2025 book by Mike Hayes titled Mission Driven: The path to a l...
Friday, August 14, 2026

Comedian Conan O’Brien gave the 2026 commencement address at Harvard University

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                                    On Thursday May 28, 2026 comedian Conan O’Brien gave the commencement address at Harvard University...
Thursday, August 13, 2026

A new book by Jason VanRuler about discovering your communication type

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                                      Back on February 4, 2020 I blogged about how The Toastmasters Pathways Level 2 project on Underst...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

The academic plagiarism saga of Jason Arday

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                              A Wikipedia page says that Jason Arday was appointed as a professor of Sociology of Education at Cambridg...
Sunday, August 9, 2026

Who really is a thought leader?

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                    A thought leader is a real expert, with a capital E . (On June 20, 2026 I blogged about Who is a pseudoexpert? ) Th...
Friday, August 7, 2026

A blog post from Seth Godin about having or doing a good job

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                                A simple graphic like a 2x2 table can explain something more clearly than lots of words. There is a post...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Ending your speech by circling back, also known as using a callback

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                      On April 21, 2022 I blogged about a Free e-book on Advanced Public Speaking from the University of Arkansas . Cha...