Feedback without a License
January 16, 2016
Wow, what a way to start the year. I didn’t take my own advice. Mid way through a recent assignment (an event featuring 5 different
Is it really a presentation problem?
July 30, 2014
These are calls I’ve gotten recently from clients, concerned about performances of some of their key women. “She is fine when she’s one-on-one with colleagues,
On Coaching Speakers
May 23, 2014
This month I’ve been asked twice to orient / train / tell / brief people on how to coach speakers inside their companies. I’ve struggled
How Kit Kat led to TED, told ala Pecha Kucha.
May 15, 2013
So a few years ago I wrote this blog post on how I thought the Pecha Kucha (Japanese for Chit-Chat) was a fun format for an audience but a
TEDxKids@NBCC Journal Entry #4: Getting on Stage and Jelling the Idea
February 7, 2012
We had two goals for this week: to get them to understand (in their left and right brains) what it means to deliver a talk in
Tools of the Trade
November 30, 2011
Rose Smith, during her highly provocative poetry performance at TEDxColumbus, challenged us all to betools. You know, as in a conduit for helping others, making change
Three times makes it a trend
October 15, 2011
They say once is an event, twice is a coincidence and three times is a trend. As we organize the third TEDxColumbus event, we’re definitely feeling the
One Client’s Pathway to Resonance
September 30, 2011
Everyone has their own preparation path toward great speaking, we’re thrilled to see what changes our clients have made in theirs. One of our clients
What’s your hook?
July 22, 2011
Late last year when we started paying close attention to good opening hooks, we started noting those TED talks that had particularly good ones. In this 3
Hook ’em.
July 18, 2011
Everyone has their pet peeves. I have my pet loves. Among them, really awesome opening hooks. As in, how do you grab your audience from