The title of this blog is the title of one of the best books on presentation ever written. It’s by Henry M. Boettinger, and it’s pretty hard to find. It’s been out of print for quite a while, it’s expensive,… Read More »Public Speaking Training: A Great Book to Own
I know audiences don’t exactly jump for joy when attending presentations, but speakers are often puking in the bathroom minutes before they go on. I am interested in cures, or coping strategies, for intense speaker anxieties. We need to put… Read More »Public Speaking Tips: Fear and Loathing of Presentations
Julian Beever is an English artist whose work has appeared on pavement all over the world. He creates jaw-dropping illusions with mere chalk, and he delights us by mounting them, not on the wall of a gallery or museum, but on the… Read More »Effective Presentation: Blow-your-mind Street Art
I went to a slew of parties over the holidays. When people asked me what I do, I found myself saying, “Consultant,” or “Speech consultant,” or if I’m feeling really insecure, “Itinerant rhetorician.” I am essentially dodging the phrase “presentation skills”… Read More »Presentation Skills for Scientists
Reva P. Minkoff, Class of ’08 at Harvard and a Staff Writer on the Harvard Crimson had this to say on November 16th: “Since the days of Cicero, the ability to speak eloquently in public and argue persuasively with others… Read More »Public Speaking Crisis: Harvard Kid Tells it Like it is
Jerry Tarver, a speech writer and Professor at the University of Richmond, wrote this incisive limerick that skewers those of us who think that, when it comes to PowerPoint slides, “too much ain’t enough.” Learn the fate of a speaker… Read More »Presentation Skills: The Demise of PowerPoint