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Have had two experiences in the last week that left me wondering if I’d lost ‘it’. Neither was directly my fault and in both cases I already knew better. First, I gave a talk where The Big Cheese (the one who signs the check) and some other Big Shots were in attendance. I thought it was good [...] This has multiple variations. Presenter opens talk/sentence/paragraph with “I’d like to tell you a story.” Or it might sound like “Did you hear the joke that begins…?” Message to audience? You can snooze all you want, but I’ll be getting to some content soon. Usually it’s just filler while the presenter [...] Watched a presenter give a live demo. It was marginally fascinating to his audience. But in switching between two PowerPoint presentations, one video, a live program demo, and a canned program demo, he never did pull off a clean transition. Several times there were long pauses with comments like, “Now where did I [...] Most of us have multiple versions of our speeches, training programs, presentations, and notes. It’s hard to keep them straight. Frequently, the easiest and best way is to date them. I do this myself. I have my own naming convention for any date-related materials, and it works great for me. But when putting something before the public’s [...] I’m amazed at how quickly time flies. Been on the road speaking, teaching, vacationing, and working. I’ve not quit. Just been busy. As usual, when a habit and routine is broken, it’s hard to get back in it. It takes a lot to stay on top of anything. Blogging is just a discipline. I’ll do better. Stay with [...] |
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