I went to Urban Chicken in Montclair, NJ because I heard it was good. When I walked in, a woman behind the counter saw me reading from the menu mounted on the wall above her. “Have you ever been here… Read More »Piercing the public persona is a presentation skill
Just back from a trip to the West Coast, where I was working with people at the top of the food chain in terms of their cognitive intelligence. Yale, Stanford, Notre Dame–brainiacs. My assignment? Help them get presence! I skirted… Read More »The wonders of vehemence
It is widely held that man is the only creature with language. But that may not be true. African vervet monkeys are always looking around for danger, and when they perceive a threat, they give an alarm that is specific… Read More »The first purpose of language and presentation
“We Americans are a charitable and humane people: we have institutions devoted to every good cause from rescuing homeless cats to preventing World War III. But what have we done to promote the art of thinking? Certainly we make no… Read More »Pausing is a presentation skill
Most large corporations have a budget for executive education, and the question becomes, “Where do we spend the money?” If the choice is between the intellectual/cognitive vs. the emotional/affective, choose the latter. Reasons Why Information metastasizes every day. New books,… Read More »Executive Education
A study in the Journal of Sports Sciences established that pro-basketball players who had a rigid pre-shot routine were 17% more accurate foul shooters than those who did not. The rigid pre-shot routine is believed to help transfer control of… Read More »Overcoming stage fright is a presentation skill