Emotional Intelligence

  • What Makes a Speech Feel Human

    What Makes a Speech Feel Human

    What makes a speech feel human? It begins with presence: turning toward the people in the room. In Speaking as Hospitality, Gregory A Ormson explores the deeper work of public speaking: welcoming an audience before a word is spoken.

  • Speaking as Hospitality: A First Look from Sutra House

    Speaking as Hospitality: A First Look from Sutra House

    It may be odd to hear that effective public speaking is about learning to pay better attention. Attention to the room. Attention to another person’s fears. Attention to the conversations taking shape before your first word. This attention led me to write Speaking as Hospitality and Sutra House has released the pre-publication page, and I’m…