When a projector is out of focus, the images on the screen are fuzzy, leaving the viewer uncertain as to what he is actually seeing. His mind darts from blur to blur trying to make sense of the shapes on the screen.… Read More »Content is King, But Focus is Key
When we are anxious as presenters, we grow eggshells around us. Invisible eggshells. And we live inside them, a little scrunched up, worried about what’s outside those dangerously thin walls. At these times, remember these words: “Omelets are not made without breaking… Read More »Break out of your shell and make an omelet
I am working with a pre-clinical group in the pharmaceutical industry. They need to win approval for promising new compounds to be tested in humans, and I am helping them put together a presentation to an in-house committee. If they get the… Read More »5 excuses scientists use about presenting–and why they’ve got to change their thinking
The first time I spoke in front of a group, my hands were shaking and my legs were trembling. “G-g-g-g-good morning everyone,” I stuttered my opening. “Today I will talk about…” This was a terrible experience, and it motivated me… Read More »Guest Blog by Jonathan Li, President of The Expressive Leader
Last Friday in New Jersey I got up at 3am to take part via WebEx in a training program in London. The program was about storytelling. I was invited to discuss the architecture of stories, and encourage participants to tell… Read More »Last Friday in New Jersey: a story about stories
In his wonderful TED talk, Rory Sutherland points out the high cost of the EuroStar bullet train from London to Paris. It cut only about 40 minutes off the trip. Instead, he suggests it would have been cheaper to hire the… Read More »Maybe Size Does Matter