--- title: Articles on Public Speaking, Leadership Communication, and More by Dr. Gary Genard and Other Experts | Politics Law and Current Events description: Politics Law and Current Events | Articles on Public Speaking, Leadership Communication, and More. Articles by Dr. Genard. --- [![Genard Method Public Speaking Training](https://www.genardmethod.com/hubfs/images/bg-brand.png)](https://www.genardmethod.com/) ### Get email updates on dynamic public speaking! Search... Search ## Gary Genard's # Public Speaking Articles > "Be a voice not an echo." **- Albert Einstein** ## [The Successful Candidate: Using Speeches to Gain Voters' Trust](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64708/The-Successful-Candidate-Using-Speeches-to-Gain-Voters-Trust) Jul 19, 2011 by [Gary Genard](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/author/gary-genard) In politics, every voter looks for a candidate in whom he or she can believe. And candidates can win voters’ trust in many ways, some of which have more to do with whom the voter is than the ... [read more »](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64708/The-Successful-Candidate-Using-Speeches-to-Gain-Voters-Trust) ## [Death of a Conscience: Rep. Weiner’s “Naughty Tweets” Press Conference ](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64710/Death-of-a-Conscience-Rep-Weiner-s-Naughty-Tweets-Press-Conference) Jul 09, 2011 by [Gary Genard](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/author/gary-genard) The words said, “I am deeply sorry.” But the media and millions of online and television viewers heard: “My feet are to the fire. Let me say what I have to say and get out of here as quickly as I ... [read more »](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64710/Death-of-a-Conscience-Rep-Weiner-s-Naughty-Tweets-Press-Conference) ## [General McChrystal’s Lesson in Dealing with Print Reporters](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64712/General-McChrystal-s-Lesson-in-Dealing-with-Print-Reporters) Jul 04, 2011 by [Gary Genard](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/author/gary-genard) When the news broke that Gen. Stanley McChrystal was being fired by President Obama, I was conducting training at the U.S. State Department on how to deal with the media. My yearly Media Training ... [read more »](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64712/General-McChrystal-s-Lesson-in-Dealing-with-Print-Reporters) ## [Power in the Courtroom: Creating a Dynamic Presence as a Litigator](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64716/Power-in-the-Courtroom-Creating-a-Dynamic-Presence-as-a-Litigator) Jun 30, 2011 by [Gary Genard](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/author/gary-genard) Have you ever considered why we need trial lawyers in the first place? Why not have a judge or clerk — or the manager of the court’s cafeteria — simply read the facts of a case to a jury? Cases could ... [read more »](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64716/Power-in-the-Courtroom-Creating-a-Dynamic-Presence-as-a-Litigator) ## [BP’s Tony Hayward and Surviving Congressional Testimony](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64718/BP-s-Tony-Hayward-and-Surviving-Congressional-Testimony) Jun 24, 2011 by [Gary Genard](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/author/gary-genard) In the media training I conduct for executives and political figures, I emphasize a goal of not merely surviving a media encounter, but thriving. In the media as in sports, the individual or team ... [read more »](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64718/BP-s-Tony-Hayward-and-Surviving-Congressional-Testimony) ## [Words in Action: The Extraordinary Power of Movement and Gestures](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64723/words-in-action-the-extraordinary-power-of-movement-and-gestures) Jun 21, 2011 by [Gary Genard](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/author/gary-genard) You know that body language is interesting to observe. But are you aware of how powerful your movement and gestures can be? [read more »](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64723/words-in-action-the-extraordinary-power-of-movement-and-gestures) ## [Monster in the Gulf: Is BP Obama's Katrina?](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64724/Monster-in-the-Gulf-Is-BP-Obama-s-Katrina) Jun 13, 2011 by [Gary Genard](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/author/gary-genard) More than five weeks have passed since the offshore rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, claiming the lives of eleven men. As oil continues to billow beneath the surface ... [read more »](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64724/Monster-in-the-Gulf-Is-BP-Obama-s-Katrina) ## [To Avoid Using Juror Repellent, See Yourself Through the Jury’s Eyes](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64726/To-Avoid-Using-Juror-Repellent-See-Yourself-Through-the-Jury-s-Eyes) May 26, 2011 by [Gary Genard](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/author/gary-genard) Which of us today couldn’t voice this complaint: “I’m so bogged down by the details of my job I don’t have any time to THINK about what I’m doing!” Call it The Professional’s Lament. [read more »](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64726/To-Avoid-Using-Juror-Repellent-See-Yourself-Through-the-Jury-s-Eyes) ## [Tiger Woods’s Apology: Are You a Believer?](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/bid/64729/Tiger-Woods-s-Apology-Are-You-a-Believer) May 18, 2011 by [Gary Genard](https://www.genardmethod.com/articles/author/gary-genard) Tiger Woods’s press conference was truly an “apology heard ’round the world.” But let’s look at how poor use of nonverbal communication brought this high-flying public relations appearance down in ... 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