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Fake it until you become it: Review of Amy Cuddy’s TED talk

October 16, 2012 4869 Views

I’d like to share the best 21 minutes I spent this week with you. It’s Amy Cuddy’s TED talk, where …

Inspiration / Presentations

A PowerPoint about PowerPoint: Martha gives an Ignite talk

October 11, 2012 2198 Views

Another oldie but goodie, here’s an example of an Ignite or rapid fire talk that I blog about so often! …

Inspiration / Presentation Delivery / Presentations

Friday Fun Idea: Karaoke!

July 06, 2012 2549 Views

Have a speaking gig coming up? Are you super nervous? Having trouble maintaining your voice throughout your talk? Having trouble …

Design / Inspiration / Metaphor / Presentations

Metaphors series: Leadership

June 26, 2012 3314 Views

In continuation on my series of brainstorms for alternatives to “played out visual metaphors,” I’m attacking Leadership. This is one …

Design / Images / Inspiration / Metaphor / Presentations

Metaphors series: Balanced/Unbalanced

June 22, 2012 14875 Views

As noted in my last post, I love metaphors and am a huge fan of using them to presentations. I …

Design / Images / Inspiration / Metaphor

Metaphors Series: Growth

June 19, 2012 8244 Views

A great way to jazz up your presentation and make it resonate more with your audience is with metaphors. …

Design / Inspiration

“How to design a TEDx presentation” by EP

June 15, 2012 2879 Views

This is a presentation, designed by a firm out in Hawaii. This is probably designed to be an on-screen, projected …

Inspiration / Presentations

Some of my favorite TED talks

April 19, 2012 4392 Views

When I was coaching TEDxHarlem, a number of the speakers asked me for talk references. Typically, my next steps would …

Curation / Inspiration / Presentations

The magic of audience surprises

February 14, 2012 2685 Views

A really amazing presentation does more for the audience than just teaching them something new. A really amazing presentation also …

Inspiration / mission / networking / Presentations

Goals when running a rehearsal

January 31, 2012 3155 Views

A big part of what I do when coaching events is run rehearsals. This is when everyone meets each other, …

Fake it until you become it: Review of Amy Cuddy’s TED talk

A PowerPoint about PowerPoint: Martha gives an Ignite talk

Friday Fun Idea: Karaoke!

Metaphors series: Leadership

Metaphors series: Balanced/Unbalanced

Metaphors Series: Growth

“How to design a TEDx presentation” by EP

Some of my favorite TED talks

The magic of audience surprises

Goals when running a rehearsal

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