Tony K. Dahlman
@tonydahlman.bsky.social
Government bean counter. Will work for fried cheese curds. Forced to move to Des Moines because I told too many Iowa jokes as a child. Storyteller. Toastmaster. Runner. Bicyclist. Gophers fan. Minnesota State Fair enthusiast. Editor-in-chief of TKDFairFood
Communication Monday
Interact with your audience to keep their attention
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Interact with your audience to keep their attention
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Communication Monday
Interact with your audience to keep their attention
Particularly for longer speeches, if you spend your entire speech just speaking to the audience, you are very likely to lose ...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Communication Monday
Interact with your audience to keep their attention
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Interact with your audience to keep their attention
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The dedication C.S. Lewis placed at the start of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' is something rather wonderful.
December 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The dedication C.S. Lewis placed at the start of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' is something rather wonderful.
Communication Monday
Talk about what interests you
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Talk about what interests you
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Communication Monday
Talk about what interests you
While it is important to think about what your audience needs, it also is appropriate to flip that line of thinking and think about what you are be...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Communication Monday
Talk about what interests you
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#communication #publicspeaking
Talk about what interests you
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Stop trying to make Krampus happen.
December 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Stop trying to make Krampus happen.
Communication Monday
Tie up all of the loose ends in your stories
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Tie up all of the loose ends in your stories
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Communication Monday
Tie up all of the loose ends in your stories
If you introduce a character or a plot point into your story, it is important that you give it some type of resolution before the en...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Communication Monday
Tie up all of the loose ends in your stories
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Tie up all of the loose ends in your stories
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Communication Monday
Use short video clips to enhance your presentation
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Use short video clips to enhance your presentation
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Communication Monday
Use short video clips to enhance your presentation
While your presentation should primarily be focused on you and what you are saying, a short video clip can be a good addition ...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Communication Monday
Use short video clips to enhance your presentation
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#publicspeaking #communications
Use short video clips to enhance your presentation
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#publicspeaking #communications
Communication Monday
Use alliteration to make your phrases memorable
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Use alliteration to make your phrases memorable
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#communication #publicspeaking | Tony Dahlman
Communication Monday
Use alliteration to make your phrases memorable
A memorable phrase is a very effective way to make your message stickier in the mind of the audience. One way to make your phrase...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Communication Monday
Use alliteration to make your phrases memorable
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Use alliteration to make your phrases memorable
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Communication Monday
Do not overwhelm your audience with information
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Do not overwhelm your audience with information
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Communication Monday
Do not overwhelm your audience with information
It can be very tempting to jam your presentation with as many facts and figures as possible on the subject of your talk. You may ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Communication Monday
Do not overwhelm your audience with information
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Do not overwhelm your audience with information
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Communication Monday
Test out your technology before the presentation
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Test out your technology before the presentation
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November 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Communication Monday
Test out your technology before the presentation
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Test out your technology before the presentation
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A winner-take-all game 7 is inarguably one of the greatest things in sports.
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A winner-take-all game 7 is inarguably one of the greatest things in sports.
Communication Monday
Pay attention to audience reactions
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Pay attention to audience reactions
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Communication Monday
Pay attention to audience reactions
When you are presenting it is important to pay attention to the response you are getting from your audience. Do you get an "oooh" from a well...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Communication Monday
Pay attention to audience reactions
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Pay attention to audience reactions
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Communication Monday
Kill Your Darlings
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Kill Your Darlings
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Communication Monday
Kill Your Darlings
A statement first stated by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in 1914 and popularized by many writers including Stephen King is to "kill your darlings", meaning to get...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Communication Monday
Kill Your Darlings
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Kill Your Darlings
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Sickos On The Scene at the Des Moines Marathon
October 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sickos On The Scene at the Des Moines Marathon
Communication Monday
Think about the themes and lessons in your stories used in your speeches
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Think about the themes and lessons in your stories used in your speeches
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Communication Monday
Think about the themes and lessons in your stories used in your speeches
One of the most effective ways to communicate your point in a speech is to use a story that helps to ill...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Communication Monday
Think about the themes and lessons in your stories used in your speeches
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#storytelling #publicspeaking
Think about the themes and lessons in your stories used in your speeches
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Communication Monday
Craft your stories so that they come alive
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Craft your stories so that they come alive
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#storytelling #publicspeaking | Tony Dahlman
Communication Monday
Craft your stories so that they come alive
A recitation of facts or a play-by-play of the events in your anecdote are not likely to win over the hearts and minds of your audienc...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Communication Monday
Craft your stories so that they come alive
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Craft your stories so that they come alive
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The Twins are making it really hard to get excited about 2026.
The Minnesota Twins today announced that Rocco Baldelli will not return as the club’s manager in 2026.
September 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Twins are making it really hard to get excited about 2026.
Communication Monday
Introduce your topic early and get to the point
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Introduce your topic early and get to the point
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Communication Monday
Introduce your topic early and get to the point
Often times our first instinct is to present things exactly chronologically and give all of the background and expository informa...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Communication Monday
Introduce your topic early and get to the point
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Introduce your topic early and get to the point
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Communication Monday
Use ethos, pathos, and logos to improve your arguments
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Use ethos, pathos, and logos to improve your arguments
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#communication #publicspeaking | Tony Dahlman
Communication Monday
Use ethos, pathos, and logos to improve your arguments
In Aristotle's treatise "Rhetoric", he identified ethos, pathos, and logos as the means a speaker or writer can use to per...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Communication Monday
Use ethos, pathos, and logos to improve your arguments
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Use ethos, pathos, and logos to improve your arguments
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I get way too much enjoyment from pro sports teams doing social media videos with weird viral memes with their players (and the players having fun with them!).
September 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I get way too much enjoyment from pro sports teams doing social media videos with weird viral memes with their players (and the players having fun with them!).
TIL that there is a difference between a labyrinth and a maze
September 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
TIL that there is a difference between a labyrinth and a maze
I don't know if this is actually going to happen, but I find that watching homer announcers on the regional sports networks for baseball is a much better experience than what I get for college football and the NFL.
Analysis: Commissioner Rob Manfred said he anticipates MLB controlling all 30 teams’ broadcast rights by 2028. That would have massive implications for baseball’s economic model and competitive balance.
Analysis | MLB’s plan to take over local TV rights is a huge deal. Here’s why.
Commissioner Rob Manfred said he anticipates MLB controlling all 30 teams’ broadcast rights by 2028. That would have massive implications for baseball’s economic model and competitive balance.
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September 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I don't know if this is actually going to happen, but I find that watching homer announcers on the regional sports networks for baseball is a much better experience than what I get for college football and the NFL.
There are no Dairy Queen locations in the District of Columbia. So some poor staff had to hoof a Blizzard all the way in from suburban Virginia.
Iowa's Chuck Grassley, 3rd in line for the presidency, turned 92. Here's how he celebrated
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Iowa's Chuck Grassley, 3rd in line for the presidency, turned 92. Here's how he celebrated
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Iowa's Chuck Grassley, 3rd in line for the presidency, turned 92. Here's how he celebrated
Chuck Grassley has served in the U.S. Senate since 1981. He has served in public office since 1958.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
There are no Dairy Queen locations in the District of Columbia. So some poor staff had to hoof a Blizzard all the way in from suburban Virginia.
Iowa's Chuck Grassley, 3rd in line for the presidency, turned 92. Here's how he celebrated
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Iowa's Chuck Grassley, 3rd in line for the presidency, turned 92. Here's how he celebrated
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This was a nuanced conversation about free speech that really made me think.
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How much free speech is too much?
Podcast Episode · The Gray Area with Sean Illing · 09/15/2025 · 54m
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September 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This was a nuanced conversation about free speech that really made me think.
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I refuse to run in place at intersections while waiting for a break in traffic. No one is forcing me or even really encouraging me to do so, but I am not succumbing to any pressure.
September 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I refuse to run in place at intersections while waiting for a break in traffic. No one is forcing me or even really encouraging me to do so, but I am not succumbing to any pressure.