Albert Camus famously said, “Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.” Okay, very funny, Albert. But given the research coming out of universities demonstrating that students generally have poor retention of information delivered by the… Read More »The twilight of presentations?
One morning many years ago, when my wife and I were living in Park Slope, Brooklyn, I got up late and was rushing to get to work on time, but I could not find my watch. Sharon suggested the strap… Read More »Presenter mugged by audience
Should you choose to take it, the road to success, high office, and power leads us all to the frightening slopes of public speaking—the number one fear in America. Since the last election, we’ve seen an increased respect for the… Read More »Public Speaking: From the State of the Union to the Campaign Trail
I recently got a letter from a lawyer threatening to sue me because I had mistakenly used a copyrighted image in a blog. The letter was not a cease and desist letter. It was a shock and awe letter, so… Read More »Shock and awe work in presentations
A few years ago, I was on a panel at the Princeton Club in New York. The subject was “best practices in raising assets.” At some point in the meeting, I said to a roomful of hedge fund managers that… Read More »The Tire They Want to Kick
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… Read More »Presence and substance in public speaking