When I ask people to remember three talks they’ve heard or seen recently, most people have to think long and hard. I asked myself this question a few days ago, and this is the third entry in my response. I… Read More »Effective Presentation: Quick! Name three talks you can remember!
When I ask people to name three talks they can remember, they seem to have a brain hiccup. The most common response is to talk about the most recent one they’ve seen. At this moment, if I asked myself the… Read More »Effective Presentation: Quick! Name three talks you remember
There are men and women who live on the back porch of their souls, and when you walk up on the front porch and knock on the door, they take a long time to open up. You can hear their… Read More »Presentation Tips: The Thoughtful Presenter
People make fun of engineers–ribbing them for their introversion and poor communication skills. I don’t feel that way. Whenever I work with them on their technical and scientific presentations, I find them to be eager and open to new ideas. … Read More »Technical and Scientific Presentations: Engineering Better Talks
I recently bought a book called The Craft of Scientific Presentations by Michael Alley, which begins with a quote from Isaac Asimov. On March 21, 1949, I attended a lecture given by Linus Pauling… That talk was the best talk… Read More »Scientific Presentations
You will have noticed, if you’ve read through these postings, that I am a fan of Henry Ward Beecher, one of the greatest speakers in American history. Even Lincoln looked up to him. Here is a description of Beecher written by… Read More »Presentation Skills: The Bang at the Beginning