by Franklin Wordsmith | Jul 25, 2017 | Leadership
I took my first trip to England in college. A few days in, all the other students began working on their British accents. (They sounded like a nightmarish version of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.) When someone asked me why I wasn’t joining in, I said, “Over here, my...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 24, 2017 | Leadership
We have a saying at our house: “You can always tell a Franklin. But you can’t tell them much.”When we use words to obscure our meanings, it tells people more about us than our subject – and usually not what we’d like …You Can Always Tell a EuphemismOver the weekend,...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Dec 30, 2016 | Persuasion
I was working with a CEO on media and speaker training this month. He did two things that we all do—and need to stop, because they turn off the people we want to reach. “You only get one chance to make a first impression.”Research indicates people form an impression...
