by Rob Cottingham | Jan 22, 2013 | Speechwriting
Back in December, NRA spokesperson Wayne LaPierre finally broke the gun lobby’s silence after the Newtown massacre. And David Murray made this crucial point on his blog at Vital Speeches of the Day: NRA chief reveals another valuable social purpose of speeches: They force leaders to say their position with a straight face. And we get … Keep reading →
by Rob Cottingham | Dec 27, 2012 | Everything Else, Social Signal
Mitchell Beer has been a leader in conference communcations for more than a quarter of a century. His firm, The Conference Publishers, reports and repackages conference content – keeping it useful and relevant long after the closing gavel.How does that…
by Rob Cottingham | Dec 27, 2012 | Social Signal
Mitchell Beer has been a leader in conference communcations for more than a quarter of a century. His firm, The Conference Publishers, reports and repackages conference content – keeping it useful and relevant long after the closing gavel.How does that…
by Rob Cottingham | Dec 24, 2012 | Everything Else, Speaking, Speechwriting
Jeff Hurt reports on a study that suggests tweeting during a class isn’t distracting – it actually increases engagement: Education Professor Christine Greenhow, Michigan State University, conducted a study on Twitter as a new form of literacy. Her results showed that adults who tweet during a class and as part of the instruction: are more … Keep reading →
by Rob Cottingham | Oct 6, 2012 | Speechwriting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9G8XREyG0QWhy Obama Now on YouTube.Now, this represents a lot of work — not just the raw animation and graphics work, but the tremendous visual imagination driving them. But it’s a superb example of how you can reach far more people...