“It takes a lot of work to breathe life into an idea. Creating an interesting presentation requires a more thoughtful process than throwing together the blather that we’ve come to call a presentation today. Spending energy to understand the audience and carefully crafting a message that resonates with them
“Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression” – Barbara Streisand, American actress Earl Nightingale once said we make our prisons. If we make our prisons, we can break out of them.What prisons have you created from speaking myths have you fashioned for yourself that prevent
“Metrics are for doing, not for staring. Never measure just because you can. Measure to learn. Measure to fix.” – Stign Debouwere, statistician and data scientist No doubt you have heard the term “metrics.” Metrics are simply a way to measure, usually in numbers, how
“No matter how high-stakes or complex the presentation, your audience is only going to take away a few key ideas.” – Monica Lueder, Art Director and Executive Presentations Manager at Microsoft. You know the first task in developing a presentation is to analyze your audience. Your audience analysis will
“Good transitions can make a speech more important to the audience because they feel they are being taken to a positive conclusion without having to travel a bumpy road.” – Joe GriffithMost of you probably are members of associations in your professions.Have you ever thought about the opportunities you