“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
“Find out what’s keeping them up nights and offer hope. Your theme must be an answer to their fears.” – Gerald C Myers I know lawyers get a “bum rap” in our society. However, there are several items speakers can learn from successful lawyers.This article points out three
“People have a need for variety, so if you have the same cookie-cutter product or service, you’ll have nothing to compel customers to choose you versus your proven competitors.” – Cameron Benson I was shopping in the local grocery store the other day and noticed the wide variety of
“It’s called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSTAY. Don’t wait. Just ship.” ? Richie Norton Recently, an Air Force ROTC friend of mine passed away after a long bout with cancer.As I was sitting during his memorial service and listening to people talk about the extraordinary things my friend did in his