During the Clinton/Obama debate from California, Barack Obama seemed to get off to a good start, making his point (“I am the future, she is the past.”) at the end of his opening remarks. As I listened, I was made… Read More »Public Speaking Skills: Hillary vs. Obama
A few years ago, I had a procedure done in a doctor’s office in which a small camera at the end of a tube was inserted into my body for the purpose of observing the inside of my bladder (you… Read More »Business Communication: How Pharma Can Build Trust
Charlie Green and I have been talking about how the good that pharma does gets undermined by certain of its marketing practices. Here’s a blog posting from Charlie’s website, www.trustedadvisor.com that should help us with our navel gazing. —– Pharma… Read More »Pharmaceutical Presentations: What Pharma Must Do to Regain Trust
Let’s take the word presenting. Let’s play with it. Could it mean bringing ideas, and information into the present? For instance, could we say that the job of a candidate for office is to make real the information about her… Read More »Presentation Training: A Play on Words
Michael Jendrzejczyk died at the age of 53. His obituary in the New York Times reveals a remarkable man: empathetic, principled, and, most instructive for those of us seeking to become more skillful influencers, a very effective advocate for what… Read More »Interpersonal Skills: A Happy Warrior Teaches the Art of Influence
Recently, a client of mine, who is also a childhood friend, left me a voice mail saying that he did not think my short article on the power of gesture to create emotion was appropriate for the market I serve.… Read More »Speaking Anxiety: The Mind/Body Toggle