Public speaking as empathetic assertiveness

Public speaking as empathetic assertiveness

Apr. 4, 2010 by

When she was a year old, I held my daughter Georgia at the closed window of our 30th floor New York City apartment so we could look out over Times Square. Across the street, stretching the full length of a

Overcoming Speaking Anxiety: Step into your stage fright

Overcoming Speaking Anxiety: Step into your stage fright

Feb. 3, 2010 by

The sensation of stage fright is bad enough, but what’s worse is the damage it can do to your career and your self-esteem. If you let it stop you, your sense of self gets smaller and your stage fright gets bigger

Meditations on the perils of presenting at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Meditations on the perils of presenting at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Jan. 11, 2010 by

The perils are listed in no particular order. Needle in a haystack The audience will be drinking data from a firehose.  The savvy presenter recognizes this peril as an opportunity. To capture attention—do something that stands out from the environment.