Sophisticated presenters introduce the next PowerPoint slide before they leave the current one. They do this to orient the audience to what is coming next. For instance, they might say at the end of their budget slide, “So our marketing… Read More »PowerPoint Slides: A good technique
I subscribe to Lapham’s Quarterly, a magazine you should get if you have an appetite for a perspective beyond the micro-moments of our digital age. As you know, I’m in the business of helping knowledgeable people sell themselves and their… Read More »Make it look simple and easy
On Thursday night I listened to a show called Radio Lab on National Public Radio. Anyone interested in trying to close the gap between intention and action, whether in yourself or others; anyone who seeks to be persuasive and gain… Read More »Persuasion, Influence and the Fear of Loss
Presentation skill is a broader topic than you might think. It goes beyond content expertise, slide design, stage presence, etc, to include how to prepare an effective presentation. Battles are won or lost before they start, and the same can… Read More »How to prepare a presentation
When sound is shaped by the narrow chambers of a trumpet, it comes out stronger and clearer. When speech is shaped by good presentation skills, your ideas and personality come out with more punch and impact. When your presentation skills… Read More »Improve your presentation skills
America’s favorite highway oasis, South of the Border, is an emporium just inside the northern border of South Carolina on Route 301/501. For 200 miles in either direction, drivers are treated to billboards featuring Pedro in a serape and a… Read More »No goofing around with PowerPoint