The Ten Commandments of PowerPoint Periodically (we last addressed this topic in my article PowerPoint Templates: Great Idea or Pain in the Mouse?), we pile up thoughts on the #1 companion – I sometimes call it the Teddy Bear – of presentations. Our friend,...
We are all looking to write and receive more effective emails. I sent my first email in 1991 (I was a graduate student emailing my father, a governmental employee – maybe the only two institutions on earth with easy access to email at the time). I was enamored with...
One of the most difficult public speaking skills is knowing how to end a presentation or speech. The end of the calendar year is such a whirlwind. There are client engagements to wrap up. Accounting to complete so the tax season (which is a month earlier for...
Like much of the rest of the world, we’ve had to pivot our in-person business to a virtually-based business and training online. Unlike most of the rest of the world, we were already doing virtual coaching and training and had established best practices and methods...
We’re all in need of online meeting tips since 2020 brought us Covid19. On March 5th, 2020, I spoke at a banquet in north Georgia. On the sixth, I flew from Atlanta to Orlando to see my parents for a few days. I flew home March 9th…and haven’t left the state...