Women’s rights activist and Emmy-nominated actress Rhea Seehorn will take the stage at TheWrap’s Power Women Summit, ...

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent. – Dionysius of Halicarnassus Students of persuasive speech learn a skill, a craft, and an art. Contents come and go; speaking effectively is an ...

Avoid all stale and stilted phrases such as: “It is indeed an honor. . .a man who needs no introduction.” Don’t embarrass the speaker with extravagant promises of oratorical brilliance. Don’t ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It took 15 ballots, the fifth-longest speaker vote in American history to elect California Rep. Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker of the House. As he wraps up his first day in ...

To the terrors of public speaking--the dry throat, the nervous bladder, the fear that your notes are not in your pocket (even though two copies were there, and a third one folded into your shoe, when ...

Most academic conferences are preceded by some effort to make the sessions different from the usual format, but the usual format overwhelmingly prevails. That is: Each panel discussion runs no longer ...

Massachusetts, which has among the toughest gun laws in the country, will revisit the firearms debate next week, as Democratic House Speaker Robert DeLeo is set to unveil his long-awaited bill to ...

You've been chosen to introduce the speaker because you have a relationship with the audience, and it is your job to bridge the gap between the people in the seats and the person on the stage. Think ...