by Rick Salmon | Jan 23, 2018 | Uncategorized, Voice, Voiceable in the media
Just before Christmas I competed in the Finals of the Techtour European Venture Contest. Oddly enough, I was one of the category winners (this surprised me, but never underestimate the power of a good story). Since I am a serial entrepreneur and back after 9 years,...
by Rick Salmon | Nov 21, 2017 | Blog, Voice
I just listened to an old speech by Martin Luther King Jr. from April 4th, 1967 at the Riverside Church in New York City. It wasn’t his most famous speech, but perhaps one of his most underrated. In this speech he changed his course and for the first time spoke out...
by Rick Salmon | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog, Voice
Right now I am on an airplane. I’m flying home at 20,000 feet from Kuopio, Finland. I’m decompressing. Imagine a town dropped right in the middle of absolutely nowhere. Imagine being surrounded by a thousand miles of flat and nondescript landscape with nothing but...
by Rick Salmon | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog, Voice
Today I am in Moscow. доброе утро(“Good Morning” in Russian). I just finished leading a workshop for a fantastic group of Russian executives from the pharmaceutical company #Valeant. I taught them about leadership and powerful communication. They taught me...
by Rick Salmon | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog
Last week I did a talk in front of 600 people. I was naked. No colorful Powerpoints, no music, no flashy videos to hide behind. Just me. Just my naked voice. Here is what someone tweeted just after my talk: You know you’re a confident speaker when you go on...