On Pausing.
September 4, 2010
A college professor commented that his students were giving him a wide range of feedback on his lectures. “Some students think I’m the second coming
Why a fine presentation isn’t good enough
July 20, 2010
Today I found a little black dress. There it was hanging on the clearance rack, all unassuming, half-dangling from the hanger, slotted in the wrong
A presentation transformation: part 2.
July 3, 2010
On Wednesday this week, Jan and I attended the ‘final exam’ in Alaina Sheer’s presentation transformation. I hadn’t written about our style and delivery session that
Talk Back: Tis the Season
June 14, 2010
Every May and June for 15 years I’d tune into CSPAN and watch graduation speeches. Thank goodness I got married one June and now have
A presentation transformation: part 1
June 10, 2010
From fairy tales to extreme makeovers, who doesn’t love a good before-and-after story? HGTV has built an empire around ’em (with good reason) and TLC offers a veritable
Unplug it
June 8, 2010
In today’s New York Times, an illuminating story about multi-tasking adorned the front page. It’s disintegrating our ability to focus, the research argues (I would personally
From Ruth: 25 years in the making
June 2, 2010
San Diego, August, 1996: I was sequestered for a day in the speechwriters’ room behind the big stage at the Republican National Convention. I was
So you have invited someone to talk, eh?
May 12, 2010
This is a note to organizers. Your role in getting a speaker ready to talk is as important as the speaker’s own preparation. In the
Talk Back: “What If” conference
May 7, 2010
Talk Back is an occasional review of talks we’ve attended or heard. Yesterday, it was a delight to attend the first “What If” conference at