Presentation Techniques:  In Praise of Informality

Presentation Techniques: In Praise of Informality

Dec. 2, 2009 by

I’ve been introduced with fanfare, and I’ve been introduced with a kind of shrug in my general direction, as if to say, “Hey Sims.  You’re on.” I like fanfare, pomp and circumstance.  But when it’s touting my resume and puffing

Public Speaking Skills: Hillary vs. Obama

Public Speaking Skills: Hillary vs. Obama

Feb. 4, 2008 by

During the Clinton/Obama debate from California, Barack Obama seemed to get off to a good start, making his point (“I am the future, she is the past.”) at the end of his opening remarks. As I listened, I was made