Presentation Tips: Templates are useful

Presentation Tips: Templates are useful

Jan. 5, 2010 by

The arts of music, poetry, literature, and drama have been around so long that each of them has templates.  To dismiss templates is to ignore the wisdom of the ages. To name a few, music has verses and choruses, poetry

Communication Skills: Listening for the New

Communication Skills: Listening for the New

Jun. 11, 2009 by

I just came back to work after dinner, where, over roast chicken and salad, my wife began to explain to me why some people try too hard. I felt obliged to listen, but I was also tired, and had consumed enough wine

Public Speaking: Talent or Skill?

Public Speaking: Talent or Skill?

Jun. 13, 2008 by

Public speaking is a talent before it becomes a skill. A talent is a latent ability, something that is dormant inside you. When you work at it, it becomes a skill. If you do have a potential talent for speaking