Don’t think that your slides are your presentation. They’re not. Your slides are like beads lying on a table in a big messy pile until you assemble them into a coherent order and string them into a beautiful necklace. I… Read More »Losing your power to PowerPoint
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
Presentations are delivered to create results, or outcomes. Two common desired outcomes are 1.) a decision, or 2.) a prediction. Your presentation skills should make you more effective and efficient at achieving desired outcomes when you speak. In order to… Read More »The Image Theory of Decision Making
I have recently encountered several people who have been rushed into the emergency room of voice and speech training because their vocal presence is not in optimal health. A CEO of a very successful company has a strong, expressive voice,… Read More »Killer voice and speech problems
A few years back The New York Giants won the Super Bowl with two running backs nicknamed Thunder and Lightning. Thunder was Brandon Jacobs and Lightning was Ahmad Bradshaw. In the first half, Jacobs (aka Thunder, 6’ 4” ; 264)… Read More »Communication Skills: Consider your voice the thunder
In Norman Mailer’s monumental novel The Naked and the Dead, a character named General Cummings gives to his troops a short talk that is an interesting example of leadership communication. The General addresses his troops during a storm on an… Read More »Leadership Communication