Posts by Andrew Stotz
Showing a Clear Benefit Up Front
The need to show a clear benefit up front is important for so many reasons. Showing a clear benefit in the beginning of your speech can, many times, be the difference between delivering a speech that involves an engaged audience and delivering one where the audience is bored out of their minds. You’re taking the…
Remaining Realistic about the Stock Market
[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]P[/dropcap]utting money in the stock market is always a big step, regardless of what your goals are. However, no matter what you hope to achieve specifically, everyone wants to see their money grow. Unfortunately, too many people aren’t realistic about their expectations. This is an easy way to end up disappointed, but…
Provoking Thought in an Audience
[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]I[/dropcap]f there is one thing that speakers can do to cover a variety of the necessary pillars of a great speech it is to consistently provoke thought in the audience. One of the great examples of this is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s world famous speech on feminism. The speech has garnered a lot…
The Importance of Starting Early with Investing
[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]T[/dropcap]here are a number of factors that go into successful personal investing—things like coming up with a plan, keeping it simple, writing it down, etc. However, no factor may play quite as large a role as timing. The sooner you begin putting money aside, the longer it can work for you.
Learning From Subpar Speeches
[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]F[/dropcap]or speakers looking to gain a further understanding of a great speech, it is just as important to evaluate and learn from subpar speeches as it is to learn from great ones. Sometimes even great speakers fail to deliver a well rounded speech and there are multiple things that can be learned…