Comments on: You Can’t Please Everyone

By: Unfollowed and Unfriended – The Perils of Social Media Friendships | Overnight Sensation - Public Speaking, Communication and Personal Development

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:31:51 +0000

[...] are finicky. Doing something to please one person may upset another. You simply can’t please everyone and social media has made this quite evident. People unfollow on Twitter or unfriend on Facebook [...]

By: Who Really Controls Your Blog? | Overnight Sensation - Public Speaking, Communication and Personal Development

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:23:16 +0000

[...] and motivational topics while still others like the tips on interviewing. The bottom line is that you can’t please everyone, so don’t bother. I worked for a dot com in the mid-1990′s and even though it was a [...]

By: Using Profanity in a Speech | Overnight Sensation - Public Speaking, Communication and Personal Development

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:52:14 +0000

[...] In any professional setting – including conferences, presentations at work, corporate training, courses you offer to the public, Toastmasters clubs, Rotary clubs or service clubs – you should always refrain from using profanity. It’s like a controversial story; it’s tempting to try because it seems like a victory if you pull it off. But in many cases, the benefits that you reap from it will be more than canceled out by the audience members you may offend. [...]

By: The Ah Counter Debate Part 2: More About Ums and Ahs | Overnight Sensation - Public Speaking, Communication and Personal Development

Wed, 27 May 2009 20:08:47 +0000

[...] On the flip side, I don’t see much value in spending a lot of time trying to control your ums and ahs when you only make a few. Yes, there are crazy people out there that will think you’re a bad speaker just because you said “um” three times, but you need to factor in the 80/20 rule and remember that you can’t please everyone. [...]