While I was planning for a keynote I gave this past week, I made a quiz about product brands and catchy phrases. Here are some of them — see if you can name who they stand for:Snap! Crackle! Pop!We do chicken rightQuality is Job OneDon’t leave home...
I’ve run into a lot of people networking lately, and the icebreaker and #1 question on everybody’s mind is “What do you do?”. How I answer that question usually determines where the conversation will go.I have lots of proven ideas and...
I’ve seen a rash of presentations in recent days that have recycled PowerPoint slides. The mere fact that I know this is a problem. But it usually manifests itself in words as well as the faulty visual. Some examples:Presentation date...
Speaking with a friend recently who has been applying to jobs, looking to return to a work force that dumped him pretty abruptly. He’s capable and experienced — and out of work.He’s had several interviews — several have been quite promising. ...
In working with so many technical presenters (or rather, technical people presenting), I’ve noticed an interesting trend. Most of them give feature-rich, technically precise, and logically crafted presentations. And they’re missing one very important...
I’ve been asked to review some taped presentations of some technical presenters. I’ve been shown their guidelines — it’s pretty minimal. The sponsor of the program wants it “interesting”, “exciting”,...
