Last week, in New Jersey, Denver, and New York City I ran into the exact same problem in three different industries–a consulting firm, a pharmaceutical company, and a hedge fund. The problem was this: People were having trouble beginning their presentations so that… Read More »Scientific and technical presentations
On our honeymoon in Nova Scotia more than 25 years ago, my wife and I were amazed to see an albino crow rubbing shoulders with his black brothers, who showed not a shred of colorism. I’ve never seen another. Now along comes… Read More »Presentation Training: White Crow, Black Swan
You will have noticed, if you’ve read through these postings, that I am a fan of Henry Ward Beecher, one of the greatest speakers in American history. Even Lincoln looked up to him. Here is a description of Beecher written by… Read More »Presentation Skills: The Bang at the Beginning
He was the son of a fire and brimstone New England preacher, the brother of the writer of one of our greatest Southern novels, a friend to Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Mark Twain, and the defendant in one of the… Read More »The Best Public Speaker in America