But PowerPoints are NOT Your Presentation
With all the recent emphasis on the design of your PowerPoints (Keynote for the Mac), it’s time to revisit the fact that your visuals are NOT your presentation. You and your Point of View are the...
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You can learn to be sticky
“If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use the pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time, a tremendous whack.”...
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I’m thrilled to introduce @MeredithGood, one of our newest team members brought on to do program development and marketing. She’ll be contributing to the blog from now on, starting today! In true...
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Grab a mop!
I know. Another Obama post? Put your politics and feelings about health care and the economy aside to learn a great lesson here. Obama brings ideas to life with his words. He did it again on Tuesday...
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Are you in the weeds?
We’ve all been there – caught up in the shrinking world of tunnel vision. But when communicating with others, being in the weeds can lose your audience. Last week I coached two executives, neither of...
View ArticleDamn sticky SHARPs: Spartacus & data integration
Did some work early this month with a client for their new hire training. When we introduce our methodology for developing content, we use the Decker Grid and SHARPs. We’ve talked about our SHARPs...
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Meg Whitman as Communicator
Meg Whitman just debated Steve Poizner for the Republican Gubernatorial nomination. It was interesting, but not as interesting as looking at where Meg Whitman might go – if she can communicate. First...
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What Joni Mitchell might say about cloud computing
A cute white puffy cloud – like the kind you used to draw next to the smiling sun in Kindergarten. But rather than find it on your child’s artwork, these days you’re more likely to see it right smack...
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3 tips for presentations that stick
Dan Heath has done a fantastic job putting together a series of vignettes on stickiness. Watch this clip on presentations that stick. Let me add on to Dan’s 3 tips with a few examples we’ve seen in our...
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The VP Debate: A Draw, but… Behavior Still Reigns
If you were a democrat, you liked the debate. If you were a republican, you liked the debate. Issues were pretty well debated actually. And both VP candidates Biden and Ryan were energetic and...
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Sneeze Season: How to Present When You’re Sick
A few weeks back I had to fend off cold/migraine as I gutted my way through a lengthy presentation. It would have been nice to reschedule. Sometimes that’s just not possible. You, too, may find...
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Literally – Just a Filler Word
If there were Survivor for words, I’d vote off “literally.” It’s inserted into sentences for no real reason. Consider: I am literally the hungriest person in the world right now. I am literally going...
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A PowerPoint Paradigm Shift
Ever get into the rut of doing what you’ve always done because it’s comfortable – or because it’s the way it’s always been done? I’m talking about presentations – specifically the ones where you use...
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Stand Up and Stand Out
“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral,...
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Sneeze Season: How to Present When You’re Sick
Flu season is a doozy. And it seems that the strains this year are harder than ever to kick! That means a lingering cough, nasal tone and not enough rest can really impact how you communicate in your...
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Meg Whitman as Communicator
Meg Whitman just debated Steve Poizner for the Republican Gubernatorial nomination. It was interesting, but not as interesting as looking at where Meg Whitman might go – if she can communicate. First...
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What Joni Mitchell might say about cloud computing
A cute white puffy cloud – like the kind you used to draw next to the smiling sun in Kindergarten. But rather than find it on your child’s artwork, these days you’re more likely to see it right smack...
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3 tips for presentations that stick
Dan Heath has done a fantastic job putting together a series of vignettes on stickiness. Watch this clip on presentations that stick. Let me add on to Dan’s 3 tips with a few examples we’ve seen in our...
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The VP Debate: A Draw, but… Behavior Still Reigns
If you were a democrat, you liked the debate. If you were a republican, you liked the debate. Issues were pretty well debated actually. And both VP candidates Biden and Ryan were energetic and...
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Sneeze Season: How to Present When You’re Sick
A few weeks back I had to fend off cold/migraine as I gutted my way through a lengthy presentation. It would have been nice to reschedule. Sometimes that’s just not possible. You, too, may find...
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