Cam Newton’s body language

Cam Newton’s body language

Jan. 13, 2011 by

In case you missed the BCS Championship Game on Monday night, or you don’t follow college football, or any sports for that matter, but you do take an interest in performance under pressure, please watch Mr. Cam Newton in action.

Presenters should avoid this opening phrase

Presenters should avoid this opening phrase

Jan. 5, 2011 by

Many presenters begin their talks like this: “I’d like to take this opportunity to talk a little bit about…” Don’t do this.  First of all, what you would like to do at that particular moment is of considerably less interest

The rich, the poor, the highly-educated and the tongue-tied

The rich, the poor, the highly-educated and the tongue-tied

Jan. 4, 2011 by

I heard an Indian novelist interviewed recently.  Asked what struck her when she first came to America, she said, “I noticed that in America, the rich are thin and the poor are fat—the opposite of my country.” Of course, she