From Bedtime Stories to Boardrooms: What do children’s books teach us about great public speaking? [Thursday: Speak on the Shoulders of Giants]
There’s a moment right before a great story begins when the room changes. Conversations quiet. Phones tilt face-down. Eyes lift. You can almost feel the collective lean-in, that subtle shift when people decide, consciously or not, “I’m listening.” Some speakers command that moment effortlessly. Others chase it for their entire presentation and never quite catch it. […]
