An old college friend of mine recently asked me for some advice for a 1-on-1 meeting he was about to have with his boss about a possible promotion. (Let’s all cross our fingers that he gets it!) My advice to him was that the process for preparing for a 1-on-1 meeting is the same: Do [...]
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Lessons from Occupy Atlanta
I just watched this clip of Occupy Atlanta, where the group decides that booked speaker, John Lewis, known for being instrumental in the Civil Rights Movement is not allowed to speak. The group couldn’t come to a consensus about whether they wanted to hear him speak, namely because someone spoke up and said that he [...]
Friday Fun Idea: Karaoke!
Have a speaking gig coming up? Are you super nervous? Having trouble maintaining your voice throughout your talk? Having trouble with your stage presence? Then grab your fellow speakers/team mates and go out to karaoke! Karaoke isn’t about speaking, it’s about stage presence, having fun, and being part of a group. I’m not advocating alcohol (especially [...]
Best Practices for Rapid Fire presentations
On March 28, 2012, I will be introducing 6 amazing speakers at The Economist Ideas Economy: Innovation conference in Berkeley, California, that I had the pleasure of curating, coaching and assisting in the design of their presentations as appropriate. Their topic: The demonstration of some of the facets of being an innovation practitioner, as I [...]
What TED tips should you use for your presentation?
I’m deeply involved in TEDxHarlem as their speaker coach, which will be happening the week after this post. In that role, it’s critical that I push speakers to abide the TED Speaker Commandments. For your reference, they are here: TEDx SPEAKERS: THE TED COMMANDMENTS These 10 tips are the heart of a great TEDTalk. Dream [...]
Tips for Panelists
A journalist recently asked for some tips for SXSW panelists, here is the list that I gave him. Hopefully it’ll be useful to you, too! Tips for Panelists: Find out what questions you will be asked ahead of time. This way you can practice your responses to ensure that you avoid too many “ums” and [...]
Tip for presenting with someone else
Sometimes, we have to share the stage when we present, be it literally or figuratively. And if we don’t plan ahead, that can be disastrous! Nothing is worse then speaking over someone else or having someone else speak over us. The audience thinks the one speaking over is a jerk and that the two folks [...]
Steve Job’s legacy on presentations
Like all of the amazing folks in the tech industry, we in the presentation industry have also lost one of our greats with Steve Jobs’ passing. He really was instrumental in making well design and well delivered presentations cool in the mainstream. Here’s a list of his influences on the art of presentations that we [...]
Audience connection tips
We’ve all been audience members for presenters who we don’t connect with. Our minds wander, we get offended, we ignore the presenter – we do everything but pay attention. No one wants to be that presenter, do we? So, how to avoid that? Here are a couple of quick tips: Weave in intrinsically human visuals: [...]
High-level steps for creating a presentation
It’s best to think of your presentation as a full story, not just a collection of individual slides. Likely seems obvious when not in the weeds of putting your presentation together, but is something that many forget as they work through their individual pages. here are some quick, high-level steps to help you maintain a [...]
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