Joel Schwartzberg

@thejoeltruth.bsky.social

💬 Presentation Coach, Writer, Speaker 📚 Books—"Get to the Point!" & "The Language of Leadership" 📰 Bylines—Harvard Business Review, Inc., NYT Magazine, Newsweek, Fast Company, NJ Monthly, NYPost, NY Daily News, Toastmaster Mag 👍 Horror, cats, kindness

Like so many others, I LOVED Demi Moore's Golden Globes acceptance speech last night. But as a communication coach, I also saw and shared what made it so magnetic so others can apply it to any presentation. #MakeYourWordsMatter #GettoThePoint

What Communicators Can Learn from Demi Moore’s Golden Globes Speech

Moore's speech was authentic and powerful. Your next presentation can also be memorable if you examine and apply why the moment was magnetic.

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Juror #2 was not very good. The writing was simplistic and ham-fisted, the acting shallow, and the premise laughably far-fetched. I often like Hoult, but he held the expression below from the first frame to the last. Eastwood can sometimes be very sloppy, and this is exhibit A.

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When you change your mind (and that intention should be assumed until we can read minds), your first statement may be a mistake, but isn't a lie. You lie when you say something you know is false or is undeniably false the moment you say it. Otherwise, every change of mind we have makes us all liars.

a woman with a towel wrapped around her head says that 's not a lie in a hulu ad

ALT: a woman with a towel wrapped around her head says that 's not a lie in a hulu ad

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The distinction between "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" is pretty moot right? There are store and online sales before, during, and after the period, and those Black Friday consumer mob scenes are long gone. Who says "Cyber" anymore anyway (ugly vehicles notwithstanding).

a man in a suit is writing on a blackboard with the words " it is pointless " above him

ALT: a man in a suit is writing on a blackboard with the words " it is pointless " above him

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Just bought t-shirts from TeePublic featuring some of my favorite—mostly old—movies, brands, TV shows, and bands. But I had to ask myself: I love the concepts, but would I WEAR them in public? That whittled them down (Sorry, Air Supply & Love Boat!) How many of these would you wear?

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I did stand-up four times. Loved it, but the anxiety to be precise and memorize became too stressful. On Thursday, I'm doing a Moth-type story slam with notes and I'm calmly excited because I feel like I'm piloting the plane—not jumping out of it. Wish me fun!

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