Presence and substance in public speaking

Presence and substance in public speaking

Dec. 5, 2011 by

I have a speaking assignment coming up and I want to do something new. I’ve worked hard on strategy and messaging for my talk.  I have defined what I want my listeners to do.   I have crafted a few

The Image Theory of Decision Making

The Image Theory of Decision Making

Nov. 28, 2011 by

Presentations are delivered to create results, or outcomes.  Two common desired outcomes are 1.) a decision, or 2.) a prediction.  Your presentation skills should make you more effective and efficient at achieving desired outcomes when you speak. In order to

Pausing is a presentation skill

Pausing is a presentation skill

Mar. 29, 2011 by

“We Americans are a charitable and humane people: we have institutions devoted to every good cause from rescuing homeless cats to preventing World War III. But what have we done to promote the art of thinking? Certainly we make no