Business Presentations: Stay Positive

Feb. 19, 2014 by

What do you do when, as a product director,  your brand is losing share to a new competitor, your colleagues and bosses know that your formerly successful product is being knocked off the shelf by a new technology, and it’s

Persuasiveness: The Power of Personality

Feb. 12, 2014 by

Research shows that when people need help getting a job done, they’ll choose a congenial colleague over a more capable one. This tendency has big implications for every organization–and for everyone who seeks to be persuasive as a presenter. When

Stand still when you speak

Feb. 5, 2014 by

I just met a client, a young woman new to the work force and recently hired by a consulting firm, who had studied oratory and debating in high school. I don’t think I’ve ever had a client with similar experience