Welcome To: Talk Like Someone’s Listening
June 6, 2018
It’s been about 9 years since we opened up Articulation. Which means hundreds if not a thousand talks we’ve watched, coached, edited, coached again, reviewed,
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,
The journey to give a TEDx talk: A documentary.
May 30, 2013
After the first TEDxColumbus event in 2009 at the Wexner Center, I remember thinking the day after: why aren’t I doing more of “THIS?” This
The Keynote: One Pathway
January 19, 2012
While we have been involved in hundreds of keynote addresses over the years, I thought it was time to document the pathway of one from
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
11 things to look forward to in 2011
January 10, 2011
Last year when we launched ar.tic.u.la.tion in mid-summer, we had no idea that we’d get the overwhelming response that we did. Between individual style coaching,
When you find the pain
November 18, 2010
While executing a public speaking and presentation training for rising executive at a national manufacturer recently, we inadvertently found a deep breaking point. While she
Are 6 minutes or 20 slides more important?
November 14, 2010
If you were invited to share your story or idea at an event with 400 progressive minds in a contemporary art museum, how could you
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
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