If you read this blog about presentation skills and your signal to noise ratio, you can make more money, save money and time, reduce your uncertainty and anxiety, and look good in the eyes of others. When I was in… Read More »Your biggest presentation skill: Boosting your signal to noise ratio
And you thought your job was to stick to the facts! Here are the Heath brothers, Chip and Dan, making a strong point about making a point in their wonderful book Made to Stick. Nora Ephron is a screenwriter whose… Read More »Public Speaking Training: Figuring out the point
The arts of music, poetry, literature, and drama have been around so long that each of them has templates. To dismiss templates is to ignore the wisdom of the ages. To name a few, music has verses and choruses, poetry… Read More »Presentation Tips: Templates are useful
First of all, don’t overdo it. If it’s dry, it’s dry. I heard someone link his call to action to survival, which was a bit of an overstatement. Modesty in all things! Nevertheless, since I often find myself urging clients… Read More »Public Speaking Tips: How to be Emotional about a Dry Topic
How should you start preparing a presentation to senior executives? Don’t start by digging through your slide library and pulling the old standbys out. Rather, answer these questions. What is the topic or subject you are reporting on? Be clear… Read More »Presentation Preparation: Where to Start
All the world’s a stage, which means Twitter is a stage too, a stage that is new to me, and new to most of us. I’ve been told that I need to tweet for marketing purposes. That I should talk… Read More »Effective Communication: Performing on the Twitter Stage