Many moons ago I went to California to work for Jump. Jump is a company that reengineers, transforms, and gives birth to other companies. Check them out. The company has a rare and remarkable culture. They wanted their… Read More »A Better Coach Thanks to Jump
Politics and Attire A few days ago I went to meet a guy who is running for U.S. Senate. He wanted me to listen to his speech and make suggestions. It was a pretty good speech, 10 minutes long, made… Read More »A Word on Politics and Male Speaker Attire
When she was a year old, I held my daughter Georgia at the closed window of our 30th floor New York City apartment so we could look out over Times Square. Across the street, stretching the full length of a… Read More »Public speaking as empathetic assertiveness
The sensation of stage fright is bad enough, but what’s worse is the damage it can do to your career and your self-esteem. If you let it stop you, your sense of self gets smaller and your stage fright gets bigger… Read More »Overcoming Speaking Anxiety: Step into your stage fright
The perils are listed in no particular order. Needle in a haystack The audience will be drinking data from a firehose. The savvy presenter recognizes this peril as an opportunity. To capture attention—do something that stands out from the environment. … Read More »Meditations on the perils of presenting at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
I attended a great seminar this weekend at the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City. The teacher was Boris Pisman. Boris teaches Yoga philosophy, and described one aspect of Yoga as the ability to learn how to handle anxious… Read More »Effective Public Speaking: The Cure for Stage Fright