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Speechwriting and speaking
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2006
- Resurrect your rhetoric: six (re)uses for a speechRob Cottingham · 6 February, 2006
- SpeechList moves to Social Signal!Rob Cottingham · 13 September, 2006
2007
- Toronto workshop: Web 2.0 and Your OrganizationAlexandra Samuel · 4 June, 2007
- Writing to be heardRob Cottingham · 28 November, 2007
2008
- Join Kris Krug and me for "Social Media: A New Way to Market?" - Jan. 28 in VancouverRob Cottingham · 22 January, 2008
- Talking about crisis communication at Northern VoiceRob Cottingham · 20 February, 2008
- Do adjust your set: viewers flock to YouTube over TV to see ObamaRob Cottingham · 30 March, 2008
- 13 keys to a good panelRob Cottingham · 2 April, 2008
- Social Tech Training: Toronto, June 22-24Rob Cottingham · 2 May, 2008
2009
- Rob's Northern Voice keynoteAlexandra Samuel · 21 February, 2009
- SpeakerRate: an online community for reviewing and rating speakersRob Cottingham · 25 February, 2009
- Another entry in online community for speakers and audiences: joind.inRob Cottingham · 7 March, 2009
- Speakers: how to use Twitter to magnify your speech's online impactRob Cottingham · 10 April, 2009
- 10 ways to maximize your blog's ROI: Part 8, skills developmentRob Cottingham · 20 April, 2009
- Catch Rob at two of the leading nptech conferences in April and MayRob Cottingham · 20 April, 2009
- Make the most of your conference sponsorshipRob Cottingham · 7 July, 2009
- SFU offers digital publishing workshop July 23-24 in VancouverRob Cottingham · 14 July, 2009
- Alex and Rob to teach Introduction to Social Media at UBCRob Cottingham · 8 August, 2009
2010
- Alex and Rob teaching Fundamentals of Social Media at UBC in MarchRob Cottingham · 6 January, 2010
- Book Review: "The Backchannel"Rob Cottingham · 10 February, 2010
2011
- The Art of Social Media starts Jan. 17 at Emily Carr UniversityRob Cottingham · 10 January, 2011
- Using social media to turn your next speech into an ongoing conversationRob Cottingham · 27 November, 2011
- The social speech: How your friends and followers can help you write your next presentationRob Cottingham · 7 December, 2011
- Engage your audience before your speechRob Cottingham · 12 December, 2011
2012
- Introducing the Social Speech PodcastRob Cottingham · 6 March, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 1: Nancy WhiteRob Cottingham · 12 March, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 2: with Tod MaffinRob Cottingham · 20 March, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 3: Maggie FoxRob Cottingham · 28 March, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 4: David EavesRob Cottingham · 10 April, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 5: Ian GriffinRob Cottingham · 16 April, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 6: Mitch JoelRob Cottingham · 23 April, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 7: Chris BroganRob Cottingham · 4 May, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 8: Nancy DuarteRob Cottingham · 22 May, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 9: JD LasicaRob Cottingham · 31 May, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 10: Holly RossRob Cottingham · 7 June, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 11: Maddie GrantRob Cottingham · 25 June, 2012
- Social Speech Podcast, Episode 12: Mitchell BeerRob Cottingham · 27 December, 2012
2013
- Use sketchnotes and graphic recording to spread your speech's messageRob Cottingham · 22 March, 2013
2019
- Ep. 11. Use slides well… if at allRob Cottingham · 7 March, 2019
- Ep. 25. Build a platformRob Cottingham · 25 April, 2019
- Ep. 31. Sorry seems to be the hardest word: delivering a great apologyRob Cottingham · 5 June, 2019
- Ep. 38. To tell the truth: Speaking without misleadingRob Cottingham · 16 July, 2019
- Ep. 45. What HBO’s “Succession” can teach us about how NOT to write a speechRob Cottingham · 17 September, 2019
- Ep. 51. Zoom in on your audienceRob Cottingham · 21 November, 2019
2020
- Ep. 55. Leadership communications in a crisis (part one)Rob Cottingham · 9 March, 2020
- Ep. 62. Zoom out! You’re more than just another faceRob Cottingham · 22 September, 2020
2021
- Put the audience first. Keep it simple. And other lessons from helping to run myRob Cottingham · 25 February, 2021
- Ep. 68 Seven deadly sins of online presentations (part one)Rob Cottingham · 19 July, 2021
- Ep. 71 Get out of your laneRob Cottingham · 18 October, 2021
2025
- Your audience doesn’t know what you know. You know?Rob Cottingham · 1 July, 2025