I love the hope a New Year brings. I hate the realization that it seldom comes to pass. I’ve spent the better part of the last quarter thinking about what I want to accomplish in 2010. In a discussion the other day, I asked bluntly, “What...
I’ve watched a couple of presenters in recent weeks speaking in large classrooms/auditoriums that had two screens/displays showing their PowerPoint. there is nothing inherently wrong with that, especially if the rooms are overly wide or curved such that...
Went to a seminar the other day on web marketing (Side note: look for BIG changes and announcements soon to this blog and web site!) The speaker gave everyone a chance to announce what they do, and he made a joke about me being a “speech coach” (not...
My good buddy Jeff blogged about and I commented on Um and Uhs the other day. Low and behold, the question comes up in class today:”Alan, I see the value in eliminating non-words, and I see how to do it. But if I let one or a few slip, wouldn’t that...
Watched a presenter last week open (first slide and everything) with “Well, let’s tell you what this seminar is NOT about” and proceeded to go through a pretty comprehensive list of what he would NOT cover. We all have things we don’t...
Presenter with PowerPoint (common). Presenter wants to move around a bit (!) and wants to have a visual to support his/her point (!) and doesn’t want to be blinded (!). So far so good. Only now we have an issue with how to transition through The Beam...
