I was looking for my childhood home on Google Earth, caught a glimpse of it from 30,000 feet, then zoomed in and saw my mother’s herb garden at the bottom of the lawn. My Mom and Dad are gone now,… Read More »Two ways to structure a speech or presentation
I had the privilege of helping a young man with a sales presentation. He had already been delivering it for several months on behalf of his investment firm, but he thought we could tweak it. The slide deck introduced the… Read More »How to project authority
What are the pros and cons of reading a script to an audience, and what are the pros and cons of internalizing a message so that you don’t have to refer to a script? Positives about Reading a Script Your… Read More »Public Speaking: Reading a Script vs. Internalizing a Message
Sophisticated presenters introduce the next PowerPoint slide before they leave the current one. They do this to orient the audience to what is coming next. For instance, they might say at the end of their budget slide, “So our marketing… Read More »PowerPoint Slides: A good technique
Presentation skill is a broader topic than you might think. It goes beyond content expertise, slide design, stage presence, etc, to include how to prepare an effective presentation. Battles are won or lost before they start, and the same can… Read More »How to prepare a presentation
Here are two excerpts from an article in The New Yorker. The article is entitled Words on Trial, and its author is Jack Hitt. It appears in the June 23rd, 2012 issue. The key idea is that words, by themselves,… Read More »Communication skill includes words, voice, and body language