Losing your power to PowerPoint

Losing your power to PowerPoint

Jan. 3, 2012 by

Don’t think that your slides are your presentation. They’re not. Your slides are like beads lying on a table in a big messy pile until you assemble them into a coherent order and string them into a beautiful necklace. I

Presence and substance in public speaking

Presence and substance in public speaking

Dec. 5, 2011 by

I have a speaking assignment coming up and I want to do something new. I’ve worked hard on strategy and messaging for my talk.  I have defined what I want my listeners to do.   I have crafted a few

Presentation Skill #43: Begin with the backstory

Presentation Skill #43: Begin with the backstory

Nov. 30, 2011 by

When you send an e-mail to a friend and ask a question such as, “Are you coming to get the bikes?” and then two days later you get his email in response saying, “Yes,” and your original email is not