A Good Speech is Like a Good Relationship: 20 Tips for Presentation Success!

Contrary to what many people think, a speech is not a performance. Rather, it's a relationship -- ideally a meaningful one -- that you create with a group of people. Like any good relationship, a speech requires caring, trust, openness, accessibility, and two-way communication.

Burton Nelson, Mariah. Expert Magazine (2002). Articles>Presentations>Rhetoric