Presentation Skills: Keep it simple

Presentation Skills: Keep it simple

Feb. 16, 2010 by

If you don’t want to talk about it, don’t put it on the slide. Knowledgeable people in the audience notice small details and ask penetrating questions. Less knowledgeable people lob random questions to probe for weaknesses in your argument and

Public Speaking: On the use of TelePrompters

Public Speaking: On the use of TelePrompters

Feb. 15, 2010 by

Many people acknowledge that President Obama is a good public speaker.  At the same time, many note a significant difference in the quality of President Obama’s speech between those occasions when he uses a Teleprompter and those when he speaks

Effective Communication: The unexpected gets attention

Effective Communication: The unexpected gets attention

Feb. 10, 2010 by

Look at this ad from Microsoft.  It appeared in a newspaper exactly as it looks, I have not done anything to it. At first glance, it looks like a mistake.  It doesn’t belong in a newspaper or a magazine.  It’s