Presentation Skills:  I Hate the Elevator Speech

Presentation Skills: I Hate the Elevator Speech

Jul. 28, 2009 by

Browsing the web recently, I ran into a video teaching the purpose and structure of 3-minute elevator speeches. The advice was sound for structuring a formal talk, but I couldn’t conceive of an elevator speech lasting three minutes. I could see

Presentation Skills:  Your Passport to Promotion: “1, 2, 3…Poof!”

Presentation Skills: Your Passport to Promotion: “1, 2, 3…Poof!”

Jul. 20, 2009 by

I had an interesting session with a new client.  Let’s call her Fiona.  She came in from the field to take a position in marketing with a major pharma, and has discovered that, at her company, your career depends largely

What’s the Difference between a Speech and a Presentation?

What’s the Difference between a Speech and a Presentation?

Jul. 14, 2009 by

Asked to describe a speech, I think most of us would say, “It’s a guy standing at a lectern on a stage reading from notes, a script, or a teleprompter.” Asked to describe a presentation, we would say, “It’s somebody