Connecting with an audience, having a conversation with them, is not easy – especially if it is a large audience. One thing you can do is to remove the barriers, “the bricks in the wall”, which stand between you and them. Much like a …
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In January of this year I attended a large corporate conference. At this event I heard one of the best inspirational speakers I have ever experienced (more on that later) as well as some less than inspirational (boring) presentations. Conferences are like that. One presentation …
Read MoreAre you using “shiny happy people” in your slides?
A couple months ago I was asked to help some colleagues design and deliver a major presentation for a project at a children’s hospital. We didn’t have much time to plan our strategy. To get started I did a short email survey asking everyone what …
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