A bunch of great people (and great presenters) in big pharma told me one of their challenges is re-doing PowerPoint decks for presentations to different levels of management. When they get a PowerPoint deck done to their boss’s satisfaction (they happen to… Read More »Presenting up the chain of command
Occupying a prominent perch on my shelves and in my heart is a little book called Public Speaking as Listeners Like It, by Richard C. Borden. It was given to me by Marian Rich, a renowned and beloved New York… Read More »Public speaking as listeners like it
In case you missed the BCS Championship Game on Monday night, or you don’t follow college football, or any sports for that matter, but you do take an interest in performance under pressure, please watch Mr. Cam Newton in action.… Read More »Cam Newton’s body language
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… Read More »Presenters should avoid this opening phrase
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… Read More »An attempt to link a column of ice with presentation skills
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… Read More »Over-pursuit of goals