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Who’s in your 10?

Posted by Ben Decker   |   November 8th, 2010   |   2 Comments   |  Tweet This

Thanksgiving is around the corner, and in the blink of an eye we’ll be ringing in the new year. Which means that it’s time for the annual best and worst lists – top songs, TV shows, news stories, moments of greatness, moments of defeat. And at Decker, we’re prepping our 6th annual list of the Top Ten Best and Worst Communicators.

Last year’s list featured Captain Sully as the Best, while Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was hands down the Worst. There was quite a stir from readers as Sarah Palin was listed among the best, and President Obama among the worst.

Two shoo-ins for 2010: Sebastien Piniera, President of Chile looks to be leading the pack on the best list. And one of the worst (if not THE worst)…Tony Hayward, now former CEO of BP.

What about the rest of them – communicators from business, sports, entertainment, and politics? How did communications make or break them?

  • Is Mark Zuckerberg among the best or worst?
  • Will Steve Jobs land another spot on the best?
  • It’s been a political year…will Obama and Palin repeat, and on which list? Who might join them?

As always, you can expect some obvious and some obscure, but all will have a key teaching point around communications for all of us.

In the meantime, we’d love to hear from you. Weigh in with your thoughts. Who’s in your 10?


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Who’s In Your Top Ten Speakers

Posted by Bert Decker   |   October 24th, 2008   |   9 Comments   |  Tweet This

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It's almost time for our annual Top Ten Best and Worst Communicators of 2008 – and we'd love to hear what your choices might be. Comment here, or send an email, or Twitter me at bdecker, with the good and the bad – who you think should be on the list.
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As a reminder, here is last year's 2007 list, and remember that Barack Obama was #1 Best in 2006.

We have someone in mind already for #1, but maybe he can be ousted by someone you think of that hasn't been on our radar. And there's someone who probably will be on BOTH the best and the worst – that would be a first, and who could she be?

It's fine to think of public speakers, but keep in mind we're talking about communications here – and that is a lot broader than speech making. We'll publish the list on December 31st.


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