“Second place is the first loser.” – Dale Earnhardt “If you ain’t first, you’re last” – Ricky Bobby, Talladega Nights “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” — “Red” Sanders, UCLA Football coach, 1930s. With quotes like those...
It’s likely a statistical blip. Maybe it’s the phase of the moon. But after years of going without, I’ve been to four funerals in the past six weeks and have three more coming in the next few days/weeks. With one notable exception, these are “expected” deaths;...
Years ago I coached a Fortune 500 executive on her quarterly Town Hall meetings for her division. She wanted something fresh. “It feels like I say the same thing every quarter.” When I inquired further, she really was saying the same thing most every month but did...
About the time you are reading this, I’ll be involved in a new project that includes being the emcee/host for a series of live seminars. This involves weaving video, introductions, live panelists, a little content, and audience participation into a cohesive hour on...
Find your One Thing BEFORE you create structure, add detail, or create visuals for your speech. We recently traded in the family wagon. After almost a decade of serving us as a baseball team bus, daily commuter, vacation host, carpool waiting room, mobile business...
The Ten Commandments of PowerPoint Periodically (we last addressed this topic in my article PowerPoint Templates: Great Idea or Pain in the Mouse?), we pile up thoughts on the #1 companion – I sometimes call it the Teddy Bear – of presentations. Our friend,...
