This year marks three decades of working in leadership communications. And to celebrate, I'm launching a new podcast: Leadership Communications with Rob Cottingham. It's going to be 30 short episodes with some of my best advice on crafting and

Social Speech Podcast, episode 13: Three words for leadership communications in 2017 (and welcome back!)

Jan 7th, 2017 5m 24s

Here are my three watchwords for leadership communications in 2017: collaboration, compassion and connection.And speaking of connection, it’s good to be back on the air! You can expect to see some changes in these parts soon — among them, a ne

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 12: Mitchell Beer

Dec 27th, 2012

Mitchell Beer has been a leader in conference communcations for more than a quarter of a century. His firm, The Conference Publishers, reports and repackages conference content - keeping it useful and relevant long after the closing gavel.How d

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 11: Maddie Grant

Jun 25th, 2012

Maddie Grant of DC-based SocialFish has done a lot of thinking about connecting online audiences with speeches, panels and presentations. More to the point, she's done a lot of doing, including convening one of the most ambitious online confere

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 10: Holly Ross

Jun 7th, 2012

This episode features Holly Ross from NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network. She's a great speaker in her own right – and every year, NTEN hosts the Nonprofit Technology Conference. It's a huge gathering (but remarkably relaxed and collegial),

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 9: JD Lasica

May 31st, 2012

When you want solid advice on social media, backed up by years of experience with both non-profits and businesses, you go to JD Lasica.And so did I, for a half-hour conversation that touched on everything from why letting your audience see your

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 8: Nancy Duarte

May 22nd, 2012

It's hard to say just where Nancy Duarte has had the biggest impact: as the architect of Al Gore's presentation on climate change in An Inconvenient Truth... as the author of two profoundly powerful books on crafting and delivering presentation

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 7: Chris Brogan

May 4th, 2012

For several years now, Chris Brogan's blog has been a must-read for anyone who wants to use social media productively. Add his thriving practice as a speaker, the fact that he co-founded PodCamp, and his New York Times bestseller Trust Agents (

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 6: Mitch Joel

Apr 24th, 2012

Mitch Joel has a lot to share with the world - including some brilliant insights and expertise on marketing, communications and community - so it's now wonder he's found so many ways to do it. He has a long-standing blog, a podcast that just pa

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 5: Ian Griffin

Apr 16th, 2012

With this episode, we flip the mic (metaphorically) and talk with someone who's a lot more used to writing speeches than delivering them. That's not to say Ian Griffin isn't at home behind a lectern; he's an accomplished speaker and a skilled c

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 4: David Eaves

Apr 11th, 2012

From the moment I thought up the Social Speech Podcast, David Eaves was at the top of my list of people I wanted to talk to. He's a good friend, and a provocative thinker and writer on some of the issues that matter to me most – like the open w

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 3: Maggie Fox

Mar 29th, 2012

This episode: Social Media Group founder and CEO Maggie FoxOnly a few years ago, business - especially non-tech Fortune 500 business - was pretty skeptical about social media. One of the first people to break through that barrier was Maggie Fox

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 2: with Tod Maffin

Mar 21st, 2012

If you were to assemble a herd of top-notch researchers, and tell them "Find me someone who embodies public speaking, social media and podcasting," chances are fights would break out as several of them vied to be the first to get to Tod Maffin'

Social Speech Podcast, Episode 1: Nancy White

Mar 13th, 2012

The social web has gone a long way toward changing what it means to be in the audience at a speech – making an audience member less a passive spectator listening to a monologue, and more an active participant in a conversation among peers.And

Introducing the Social Speech Podcast

Mar 7th, 2012

If you're involved in public speaking – as someone who delivers speeches and presentations, or as an executive communications practitioner, or as an event organizer – then this is for you.Over the next several weeks, I'm going to share convers

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