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

Maybe Size Does Matter

Maybe Size Does Matter

Dec. 1, 2015 by

In his wonderful TED talk, Rory Sutherland points out the high cost of the EuroStar bullet train from London to Paris. It cut only about 40 minutes off the trip. Instead, he suggests it would have been cheaper to hire the