Over the last few years, I have worked to help discovery scientists within the pharmaceutical and biotech industries make persuasive scientific presentations in order to sell their ideas for new drugs to decision makers. The challenges were many. Often, scientists… Read More »Scientific Presentations
Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States, was called “Silent Cal” because he was a true “man of few words.” His predecessor in the White House, Warren Harding, was an expansive orator, who described his own style of… Read More »The champion of brevity: A man of few words
A client I hadn’t worked with in 15 years called and asked me to work with 30 people in his new company. Naturally, I was delighted that he thought enough of our work to get in touch with me. I… Read More »Customizing yourself into a corner
Adam Bryant, author of the weekly “Corner Office” column in The New York Times, has compiled 70 interviews with CEOs and come up with five X-factors that contribute to great leadership. You can find them all here, but I want… Read More »What makes a great presenter?
Arthur Lessac, who died at the age of 101 on April 7th at his home in Los Angeles, said that the human voice was a symphony, if only we knew how to use it and listen to it. Some people… Read More »Arthur Lessac: A great voice and speech teacher
I grabbed my Blackberry when I woke up this morning and saw that Bnet was promoting a webinar called How to Change Hearts, Minds, and Actions: Guy Kawasaki Speaks on Enchantment. Guy Kawasaki, for those of you who don’t know,… Read More »From persuasion to enchantment