by Rob Cottingham | Apr 10, 2018 | Speaking, Speechwriting
Tony Robbins’ dismissive comments about the #MeToo movement should make everyone who speaks from the stage step back for a moment and think hard. (If you haven’t followed this story, there’s a pretty decent summary here. And if you haven’t seen the video from... by Rob Cottingham | Feb 18, 2016 | Speechwriting
There’s a new book out this week from Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez, and I’m pretty excited. Ms. Duarte’s earlier books Slideology and Resonate changed the way I think about presentations and speaking. They breathed new life into the three-act structure, and gave us... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 1, 2006 | Blogging, Media Mix, Politics
…may not be from the convention floor, or even on CPAC. No, I expect I’ll be getting most of my leadershippy goodness from The Tyee’s Election Central Blog. They have a great crew of bloggers this year, and – unlike the rest of the media, as far as I... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 27, 2006 | Blogging, Politics
Gerard Kennedy and Maurizio Bevilacqua are, I’m happy to report, among the living. Bevilacqua was hanging out at the apparently un-Google-able maurizio.ca, and Kennedy’s site went live, as far as I can tell, today. Kennedy’s site is still a little... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 24, 2006 | Politics, Technology
Dr. Carolyn Bennett: There’s a perfectly functional, content-rich web site here; unfortunately, it’s buried several layers inside an interface that makes a serious usability mistake. Once you click past the English/Français splash screen, you arrive at an...