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
The Wise Presenter would do well to study how people make decisions (and how you yourself make decisions.) Jonathan Lehrer is a Rhodes Scholar out of Columbia University, an editor at large for the science-focused Seed Magazine and the author… Read More »Rationality and Emotion: How we Make Decisions
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
Browsing the web recently, I ran into a video teaching the purpose and structure of 3-minute elevator speeches. The advice was sound for structuring a formal talk, but I couldn’t conceive of an elevator speech lasting three minutes. I could see… Read More »Presentation Skills: I Hate the Elevator Speech
I had an interesting session with a new client. Let’s call her Fiona. She came in from the field to take a position in marketing with a major pharma, and has discovered that, at her company, your career depends largely… Read More »Presentation Skills: Your Passport to Promotion: “1, 2, 3…Poof!”
Asked to describe a speech, I think most of us would say, “It’s a guy standing at a lectern on a stage reading from notes, a script, or a teleprompter.” Asked to describe a presentation, we would say, “It’s somebody… Read More »What’s the Difference between a Speech and a Presentation?