Two are better than one?

I’ve watched a couple of presenters in recent weeks speaking in large classrooms/auditoriums that had two screens/displays showing their PowerPoint.  there is nothing inherently wrong with that, especially if the rooms are overly wide or curved such that certain locations make a single screen hard to read (in neither case I witnessed was this the [...]

The extra mile

It’s not hard to go the extra mile.  It’s just we often don’t think that it really matters or don’t wish to expend the time and energy.  But it matters.

I’ve been traveling this week.  That usually means I’m either the recipient of kindness or overlooked for some.

Marriott always seems to exceed expectations.  From a [...]

People in the background

Frequently, there are non-presenters who are part of the “presentation”.  Perhaps it’s someone from the sales team who isn’t speaking at that particular moment.  Or maybe it’s the wait staff at a conference that has catering.  Or perhaps it’s the sound crew that turns a knob once during the presentation (as I saw today).

The [...]

Everyone can get better

Went to a seminar the other day on web marketing (Side note: look for BIG changes and announcements soon to this blog and web site!)  The speaker gave everyone a chance to announce what they do, and he made a joke about me being a “speech coach” (not how I introduced myself, but it’ll do).  [...]