Content is King, But Focus is Key

Content is King, But Focus is Key

Feb. 9, 2016 by

When a projector is out of focus, the images on the screen are fuzzy, leaving the viewer uncertain as to what he is actually seeing. His mind darts from blur to blur trying to make sense of the shapes on the screen.

Break out of your shell and make an omelet

Break out of your shell and make an omelet

Jan. 26, 2016 by

When we are anxious as presenters, we grow eggshells around us. Invisible eggshells. And we live inside them, a little scrunched up, worried about what’s outside those dangerously thin walls. At these times, remember these words: “Omelets are not made without breaking

5 excuses scientists use about presenting–and why they’ve got to change their thinking

5 excuses scientists use about presenting–and why they’ve got to change their thinking

Jan. 12, 2016 by

I am working with a pre-clinical group in the pharmaceutical industry. They need to win approval for promising new compounds to be tested in humans, and I am helping them put together a presentation to an in-house committee. If they get the