Great presenters may not always follow all the rules taught in traditional public speaking courses but can nevertheless hold an audience in the palm of their hand.  That is often the case because their passion about the subject matter turns them into  great story tellers.  Here is an example of a speech delivered at the Ted Conference.

Aubrey de Grey: Why we age and how we can avoid it

A while back I had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Sanborn on the topic of public speaking.  The interview was a pleasure and yielded many a pearl of wisdom.  I uploaded it to our site at the time.  Here is a link to the page and the interview so that members of Mark’s Facebook group, and new readers of our blog, get a chance to listen to the interview.  Click here or go to:  http://www.occasionalwords.com/ow/interview-with-mark-sanborn-on-public-speaking.html