by Noah Howard | Jan 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
…I wish you would’ve spent a little more time responding to their solvency argument… GOV team spent a lot of time defending but completely ignored the crux… I didn’t really fully understand how your Korea example applied… Ever gotten comments...
by Isaiah McPeak | Nov 18, 2017 | Coaching, Communication/Rhetoric, Technique, Top Drills
Audiences dread public speaking because they think, from a whole pile of bad coaching on the subject, that public speaking is about being perfect. It’s not. Nobody likes a perfect person. Public speaking is about being likable, so your message shines through. Today...
by Joshua Hu | Nov 11, 2017 | From Intermediate to Advanced, From Novice to Intermediate, Parliamentary, Technique, Uncategorized
We’ve all dealt with it. Whether you were working on dropping your mile time, increasing your vertical, or improving your speaking skills, you’ve probably faced the unfortunate reality of the “Law of Diminishing Returns”. Contrary to what we may think, people do not...
by Anna Johansen | Oct 20, 2017 | Coaching, Coaching a Club
Jamaica, 1989 “Can you tell me what this is?” She pointed to the odd looking lump in the buffet line. The man behind the counter glanced over, and muttered something in indistinct, accented English. “Mayighf pret.” She frowned. “I’m sorry, what was that?” “Naydef...
by Isaiah McPeak | Apr 1, 2016 | Coaching a Club, From Intermediate to Advanced
There is a certain “I’m a stock issues coach” coaching persona that is the equivalent of “I already considered everything, made my decision, and am set in my ways.” This persona tries to shut down learning certain argument types, usually out of good motive – keep...
