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Find Passion to be Persuasive

May. 20, 2014 by

Last week we looked at a good way to start a talk if you need to be persuasive–answer “What’s in it for me?” for your audience.  Get their attention right away, and you’ve got time and content to win them

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Rehearsing Presentations: Is there a better way to practice?

Apr. 23, 2014 by

Creating 10,000 presentations in the course of your career and rehearsing them all with great care will not necessarily guarantee you presentation mastery. Neuroscience, and common sense, show that factors other than blind repetition must prevail. For example, if your

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Business Presentation Success: Hamlet the Speech Coach

Apr. 15, 2014 by

The inspiration for business presentation success can come from anywhere. Hamlet, for instance.  Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark in Shakespeare’s play called Hamlet, written around 1603. In the play, Hamlet retains a troop of actors to stage a play he’s