Presenters should avoid this opening phrase

Presenters should avoid this opening phrase

Jan. 5, 2011 by

Many presenters begin their talks like this: “I’d like to take this opportunity to talk a little bit about…” Don’t do this.  First of all, what you would like to do at that particular moment is of considerably less interest

An attempt to link a column of ice with presentation skills

An attempt to link a column of ice with presentation skills

Dec. 23, 2010 by

On the left you see a picture of my garden hose,  the one I failed to turn off after hosing down the front porch.  The temperature dropped, the hose popped, and I now have a column of ice reminding me

Over-pursuit of goals

Over-pursuit of goals

Dec. 2, 2010 by

Suppose you went to a workshop and the leader threw a balled-up sock on the floor about eight feet in front of you. “Visualize the path to the sock, then close your eyes, walk to the sock and put your