by Rob Cottingham | Mar 28, 2019 | LCWRC, Podcast, Speaking, Speechwriting
Think rehearsal and preparation kill your spontaneity? This episode could change your mind — by showing you how rehearsal actually frees you to make spontaneous choices in the moment. Tips, techniques… and an excuse to use coloured highlighters. What more could you ask from a podcast?
by Rob Cottingham | Mar 26, 2019 | LCWRC, Podcast, Speaking, Speechwriting
This episode, we pivot from speechwriting to speaking itself. And we start with the single biggest way most speakers can level up: authentic performance.
by Rob Cottingham | Jan 30, 2018 | How to..., Speaking, Speechwriting
“Put me up on stage in front of a microphone to speak off the cuff, and I do great,” one of my workshop participants said not long ago, as we talked about speech delivery. “But give me a written speech to read and I just go dead,” he added,... 
by Rob Cottingham | Oct 17, 2017 | Speaking, Speechwriting
I just sent this in response to “Why are you unsubscribing from us?” (on the third screen you had to click through to unsubscribe): The constant stream of “ALERT!” “URGENT” and other messages just got too much. If everything is urgent, then nothing is. I know the data... 
by Rob Cottingham | Sep 26, 2017 | Speaking
You’re trucking along in your speech, performing with verve and passion, and look out to the crowd… …only to see face after face that looks completely unresponsive. Hell, you think. They hate this. I’m losing them. And, you know what? Maybe you are. But...
