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Social Speech Podcast, Episode 10: Holly Ross

7 June, 2012
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by Rob Cottingham

This episode features Holly Ross from NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network. She's a great speaker in her own right – and every year, NTEN hosts the Nonprofit Technology Conference. It's a huge gathering (but remarkably relaxed and collegial), and we talk about what it takes to connect that many people online at a conference - and how speakers can make the most of a connected audience.

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Social Speech Podcast, Episode 9: JD Lasica

31 May, 2012
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by Rob Cottingham

When you want solid advice on social media, backed up by years of experience with both non-profits and businesses, you go to JD Lasica.

And so did I, for a half-hour conversation that touched on everything from why letting your audience see your slides in advance may not be a bad idea, to how speaking and community-building go hand-in-hand.

Listen to JD, then explore these links for some terrific resources:

JD Lasica: home page, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Vimeo, Flickr, Slideshare - and his Wikipedia entry
Darknet, JD's book on Hollywood's assault on digital-age freedoms
Socialmedia.biz, the business-focused social media consulting firm JD founded
Socialbrite, JD's firm focusing on non-profits and social enterprises
The Socialbrite sharing centre, a learning hub for non-profits and changemakers
Creative Commons and Creative Commons search on Flickr

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Resurrect your rhetoric: six (re)uses for a speech

6 February, 2006
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by Rob Cottingham

The lectern has been disassembled, the coffee cups are cleared and the crowd has moved on to their afternoon agenda. The major speech you worked on for weeks is over, and you can’t help but think: is that it?

For all the work we do preparing for them, speeches go by with unnerving speed. This issue, I try to suggest a few ways you can get the most from your next big speech — well beyond the actual delivery itself.

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