How much detail should you include in a speech or presentation? You want to be sure that your talk is meaningful and covers all the bases. However, you don’t want to be so laborious that you lose listeners along the… Read More »How Much Detail Should You Include?
John Richardson offers this easy to digest outline for giving feedback. It’s valuable to people who need to guide others to be more effective. There are three forms of feedback: Appreciation: Encouragement, praise, acknowledgment. Focus on the individual, not the individual’s performance. Coaching: Advice intended… Read More »Feedback: 13 Ways to Help Improve People’s Performance
Actually, there are infinite ways to structure presentations, but these seven are the most popular. In any major art form that has stood the test of time there are structures. In poetry, there are sonnets–Shakespearean and Petrarchan, odes, epics, elegies, villanells, sestinas,… Read More »Infographic: 7 Ways to Structure Presentations
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” Three out of the four nouns in this famous sentence penned by Winston Churchill are concrete nouns. That’s probably why it’s a famous sentence. It packs a powerful sensory… Read More »The Worm That’s Eating your Eloquence
I am usually allergic to buzzwords. A few years ago, when storytelling became a popular metaphor for public speaking, I began to feel a little grumpy. But I have been released temporarily from my distemper. Why? Because I’ve listened to Robert McKee and Barbara Minto, two stalwarts in support of stories with a purpose…
Professional golfers, when putting, aim six inches beyond the cup. After all, what percentage of putts that are short go in? A man’s reach should exceed his grasp, right? “If your goal doesn’t scare you, it’s not big enough,” said… Read More »Chop Wood, Speak Better