Cicero, the great Roman statesman and orator, said that he preferred tongue-tied intelligence to ignorant loquacity. That’s a convenient polarity, and one we’re familiar with. We see the former occasionally when college professors make an appearance on national TV. They… Read More »Effective Presentation Skills: Substance with Style
Dan Heath looks like a buttoned up sportscaster as he sits in front of the New York skyline at a broad cherry desk. His brother Chip sits next to him, looking gleefully wonkish, with wire-rimmed glasses and a broom of fine… Read More »Presentation Tips: Super Glue Presentations
Body language talks, or BLT for short. Something in the way we stand speaks volumes. Good posture is not only good health, it looks good. Why? Good posture communicates self-confidence and belief in what you have to say. It indicates… Read More »Public Speaking Tips: Persuasive Posture
I attended the World Health Care Congress in Washington and saw some remarkable presentations. Here is a brief synopsis from my notes. 33% of health care costs in the USA are cardio-vascular; 20% cancer; 11% diabetes; and 10% obesity. Does this mean that if… Read More »Effective Presentation Skills: Health Care Presentations
A professor in Nanjing, China had the bright idea of getting his students to put on a play with Japanese students. This was a bright idea because most historians tell us that the Japanese army massacred 300,000 civilians in Nanjing… Read More »Persuasive Speaking: Trust is the Cornerstone of Presenting
When Medical Liaisons in big pharma are launching a drug with a major study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, you’d think their job would be easy. But it’s not. One way it’s difficult is in the variety… Read More »Persuasive Speaking: Medical Liaisons Tweaking Content