In the afternoon of the first day of Presentation Summit 2011, I heard 2 excellent presentations and wanted to share them with you. Carmen Taran: I Can’t Remember %#&$! Carmen Taran was the afternoon keynote speaker. Those of you who are attending the Outstanding Presentations Workshop heard her present and she is always lively and […]
Quick takeaways from Presentation Summit 2011–Day 1, Part 1
I’m at the Presentation Summit 2011 conference in Austin, TX and thought I’d share some quick takeaways from the speakers so far. I’m behind on posting, so you’ll see more content over the next couple of weeks. First, Austin is a pretty city on the Colorado River. It has a great music scene and an […]
Will you be at the Presentation Summit conference?
Will you be at the Presentation Summit conference next week? I’ll be there from Sunday, September 18 through Thursday, September 22. If you’re there, please find me and say hello! I’ll be at the Help Desk between most sessions, so I’m easy to find. I’d love to meet you!
Cliff Atkinson presents on “How to let go of notes and speak from the heart”
At the 2nd session of Outstanding Presentations Workshop, Cliff Atkinson presented on “Speaking from Presence: How to let go of notes and speak from the heart.” Some of the points he made: Research shows that people make decisions emotionally and back them up with data Emotion isn’t on the slide; it’s in your heart To […]
First session of Outstanding Presentations Workshop off to a great start!
Dr. Carmen Taran led off the 7-session, free series with an amazing presentation entitled, “How authentic are your presentations? Using beautiful and thought-provoking slides, she explained how to avoid a canned, sterotypical look, both by the choice of images and the choice of words. One of her points about using simple, clear words was, “If […]