If you use PowerPoint or Keynote, try your best to reduce the number of words that you use on your slides. Remember, in the olden days of 35mm slides, we usually didn’t use words at all because it was so hard to add them to a slide! To me, slides are much more effective without [...]
1. Although many fear public speaking, it doesn’t kill you. Have fun. 2. Do your homework. Know you’re stuff before you open your mouth. 3. Practice. Really, you should practice before you get up in public. And practice doesn’t mean just once. 4. Record yourself on video. The best way to improve is to see [...]
Yes, there was a time that we didn’t have PowerPoint when we presented. We didn’t have computers either. We used a slide projector. The most commonly used slide projector was from Kodak. In the olden days all we had were pictures. We took them with our 35mm cameras and Kodachrome film, Ektachrome if you had [...]
Getting started is often the most difficult step in doing just about anything. Here are 6 ways to help you get started. 1. Admit it. You are procrastinating. Accept the fact that you were doing it and are ready to move on. 2. Set a specific goal that is within reason. Saying, for example, that [...]
Contrary to what Microsoft haters and Apple lovers may think, Microsoft didn’t deliberately screw up PowerPoint. It gradually happened by accident. It all started a few decades ago when slide presentations meant shooting 35mm Kodachrome or Ektachrome slides. You needed a slide projector, usually made by Kodak, to display your slides. Vacation slide shows were [...]
While scrolling through Twitter, I came across a comment that actually surprised me. A speaker was getting ready to do his presentation and posted this message, “1st problem wrong connector for my MacBook, could be a show stopper!!!” Since I use a Mac myself, I knew exactly what the problem was. Macs use connecting cables [...]
In order to maximize your success in business, you should improve your public speaking skills. Joining Toastmasters is a great way to overcome the fear of speaking. They will also teach you the basics of public speaking. When you’re speaking every word counts. Here’s an example. I am writing a book. That appears to be [...]
During the late 1960s, when I was a student at Hunter College, one of my political science professors lectured from his notes. Not the best way to get your message across. However, he also deviated on occasion and it was like magic. Why? As a former member of the New York State Legislature, he had [...]
Seth Godin’s new book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? was released this past week. As I read it I realized that I knew someone who was a perfect example of what Seth was talking about. This brief video describes the linchpin I knew.