In search of creative public speaking

In search of creative public speaking

Jun. 8, 2010 by

You may be familiar with Matt Latimer’s book Speech*Less about his career as a speechwriter in Washington during the Bush administration. Apparently, President Bush had learned at Yale that all speeches should have an introduction, three points, a peroration, and

The purpose of an LP Meeting

The purpose of an LP Meeting

Apr. 14, 2010 by

What is the purpose of an LP Meeting? Is it to inform the limited partners about the performance of their investments? I don’t think so. The LPs already know the numbers.   They don’t come to the meeting to hear the

An Emerging Problem at Limited Partner Meetings

An Emerging Problem at Limited Partner Meetings

Apr. 14, 2010 by

At the annual LP meetings I’ve been working on, I have noticed that the senior guy wants to give his views on the macro economic picture. He wants to do this for good reasons:  To put the results his team