Author Archives: Rick Gilbert

The Russians gave us PowerPoint’s bulleted lists!

Michael Alley mused that PowerPoint is so bad, it must have been given to us [...]

Book review: Learning Curve

Learning Curve by Michael S. Malone First Line, Bottom Line: run, don’t walk to get [...]

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Language Intelligence: Lessons on Persuasion

Language Intelligence: Lessons on Persuasion From Jesus, Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Lady Gaga by Joseph J. [...]

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Temple Grandin HBO Film, 2010

TWO THUMBS UP! 12 on a scale of 10! Best movie I’ve seen this year. [...]

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Frankie Valli

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Pete Seeger, Monterey Jazz Festival, 2009

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Father / Daughter

Jazz, Rock and Roll, and the Revolution in Psychotherapy, 1950-1975

Background-Why now?  Writing this dissertation was one of the highlights of my life, a real [...]

PowerSpeaking Book

Introduction  From passion to technology, from soul to strategy’it’s all here. In PowerSpeaking© : How [...]

So long, Rick

“So long, Rick” by Rick Gilbert Snot was running down her face. My mother’s eyes [...]

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Speaking Up

Speaking Up: Surviving Executive Presentations by Rick Gilbert   You are a smart, high-potential middle [...]

I Have a Dream

“I Have a Dream” was The Greatest Improv in the History of Speech Communication Martin Luther [...]