by Alan | Dec 3, 2006 | Efficiency, Parenting, public speaking
My 5-year-old son watched his cousin play in a basketball game. She was the largest and most athletic girl on the court, scored 22 of her team’s 26, and led them to an emphatic victory. His comments revealed the impression it made on him, especially in light...
by Alan | Nov 21, 2006 | Communication skills, Content, PowerPoint
David Ferrabee blogs today about how information and technology is commonly confused with communication. He is spot on.Communication defined involves interchange or transmission of ideas. So often when I talk to folks about what they want to say, they start with...
by Alan | Nov 20, 2006 | Communication skills, public speaking
In church this past week, we were leading up to the GATE (Great American Tryptophan Extravaganza, sometimes called Thanksgiving) and singing songs that were a) appropriate to the theme, and b) known to most of the audience. The second option is a trick these days, as...
by Alan | Nov 20, 2006 | Communication skills, Leadership, public speaking
Talking with a friend the other day about the importance of an audience liking the presenter. In many cases, there is no context for whether to like the presenter or not (they may not know him until he comes up to speak, for instance). But in so many cases, there is...
by Alan | Nov 12, 2006 | Communication skills, Content, public speaking
I love acronyms. They allow shorter typing and talking. I like to make them up (my favorite all-time is my acronym BCS = Big Computer in the Sky, which has nothing to do with college football and can be used to describe any application where data goes into the ether)....
by Alan | Nov 12, 2006 | Communication skills, Content, PowerPoint, public speaking
Lots of speakers provide handouts. It’s a good idea. It gives the listener a take-away and future reminder of the content — at a minimum they’re faced with the decision of whether to throw the handout away or not. That is more follow-up than a...
