Business Communication: Sharing the Podium

Business Communication: Sharing the Podium

May. 9, 2008 by

Dividing the Dais Sharing a podium is a frequent method for by-passing yet another dry presentation and (we hope) generating heat and light between two or more people seated on stage engaging in friendly verbal exchanges. In my experience, each speaker prepares and delivers

Public Speaking Tips: A Really Useful Speaker Evaluation Form

Public Speaking Tips: A Really Useful Speaker Evaluation Form

May. 5, 2008 by

I recently sat down to interview myself on the subject of speaker evaluation forms. Here’s the transcript of the interview. What’s the use of a speaker evaluation form? First of all, I prefer the term assessment to evaluation. It sounds

Presentation Tips: Listener-centric Messaging

Presentation Tips: Listener-centric Messaging

Apr. 10, 2008 by

I just returned from an engagement during which I was asked to give partners in a professional service firm 10 minutes to pitch the firm to a brand new prospect, played by another partner sitting across the table. Most partner/presenters