We are entitled to our own opinions, but none of us is entitled to our own facts. In fact, most of us hold our opinions with little respect for facts. For instance, when you ask a passionate partisan why she voted… Read More »Let us now praise specifics
At the annual LP meetings I’ve been working on, I have noticed that the senior guy wants to give his views on the macro economic picture. He wants to do this for good reasons: To put the results his team… Read More »An Emerging Problem at Limited Partner Meetings
The arts of music, poetry, literature, and drama have been around so long that each of them has templates. To dismiss templates is to ignore the wisdom of the ages. To name a few, music has verses and choruses, poetry… Read More »Presentation Tips: Templates are useful
When scientists present, they usually start with methods, then move to findings, conclusions and perhaps recommendations. There are good reasons for this, and it can provide some drama. Yet any communication we are willing to pay for is built in… Read More »When Scientists Present
I am still holding my ground against Ford Harding. We have been debating the relative merits of raising FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) in persuasive arguments, or GOG (greed, opportunity, and glory.) For previous exchanges, please click on Fud, Gog, Ethics… Read More »Fear and Hope in Presentation Skills
Here’s the scenario. A bio-tech company will fly to Paris to convince influential French physicians to use their compound-in-development in clinical trials. The company has invited the French doctors to a nice meeting room in a nice hotel and plans… Read More »Scientific Presentations: Hitting the Audience in the Heart