Personal Development Plan for Success
As a speaker, I have a love hate relationship with Powerpoint. On the one hand it is a great way to get your point across and show facts, figures, and pictures of an event or project. Unfortunately, it can also be a huge distraction, with all sorts of technical glitches causing you to lose focus [...]
Imagine yourself in a small intimate dinner theatre. The brightly lit stage is small, holding four actors at most, but the audience area is very large. Up above the stage is a small booth where the director of the event sits. He can see the whole auditorium and be aware of anyone coming and going. [...]
I had a chance to give an educational presentation on branding last week to a group of small business professionals. I prepared weeks in advance and crafted my story from an outline to a finished presentation in Apple Keynote. Each of the slides had great graphics or photos and the transitions worked well. To make [...]
As a presenter, I like to face my audience while speaking and be able to see my notes in front of me for reference. This is especially helpful while doing a Keynote (Powerpoint) slide show. It’s very useful to be able to see what slide I’m on without having to turn around and look at [...]
Can I be real honest with you. I love public speaking. There is nothing better than standing in front of an audience and sharing my thoughts, ideas, passions, and experiences. The energy from the audience is contagious… it fires me up. The experience of looking out across an audience and seeing the light bulbs turn [...]
We have all been there, the after lunch presentation that takes two hours, has 500 bullet points, and puts the most well intentioned person to sleep. Yet year after year, the standard Powerpoint snooze-fest continues. People keep filling slides with bullets in ever smaller font sizes and stand in front of everybody and read the [...]
I have set a lot of goals in my life, and many of them have come to … [Read More...]
When I was a kid, I had an American Flyer train set. It was really cool, … [Read More...]
Goal setting is rather simple. A goal is simply a dream written down. If … [Read More...]
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