Public Speaking Skills: After Dinner Speaking

Public Speaking Skills: After Dinner Speaking

Jun. 6, 2008 by

I just finished working with a client who had to prepare and deliver an after dinner talk to clients in a museum. Her firm planned to take the clients on a private tour of the museum, feed them dinner, and

Public Speaking Tips: A Really Useful Speaker Evaluation Form

Public Speaking Tips: A Really Useful Speaker Evaluation Form

May. 5, 2008 by

I recently sat down to interview myself on the subject of speaker evaluation forms. Here’s the transcript of the interview. What’s the use of a speaker evaluation form? First of all, I prefer the term assessment to evaluation. It sounds

Presentation Tips: Listener-centric Messaging

Presentation Tips: Listener-centric Messaging

Apr. 10, 2008 by

I just returned from an engagement during which I was asked to give partners in a professional service firm 10 minutes to pitch the firm to a brand new prospect, played by another partner sitting across the table. Most partner/presenters