Honestly, Polling makes Points
December 10th, 2011
One of the best ways to underscore a point AND keep an audience away from their blackberries is to poll them. I recently saw FaceBook’s Sheryl Sandberg ask an audience how many of them had handwritten a letter recently..A handful of hands went up and she made her point about the supremacy of the internet..far better then simply stating
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November 11th, 2011
Mohammed ed Erian CEO of Pimco today said the US economy is in danger of stalling out..Like a big Boeing that slows down too much on landing. El Erian is one of the best speakers in business and never fails to give us a coloful analogy..a way to make sure we remember his main message.
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Avoiding Perry’s Pain
November 10th, 2011
Anyone who has done some public speaking could feel Rick Perry’s pain in last night’s GOP debate. He said he would eliminate 3 government agencies and could only remember TWO. He tried, and was asked to try again, and he just couldn’t come up with the third. I personally felt the CNBC interviewer who pressed Perry to
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Shoes at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women
October 13th, 2011
One of the things that was most fun for me as a first timer to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women conference was people watching…lots of famous faces.. but it was also interesting to check farther south..to the shoes. It made me think of one of my favorite pieces of advice for clients: “Dress like the job
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Fortune’s Most Powerful Women – First time..top takeaways!
October 8th, 2011
It wasn’t all the famous faces that wowed me at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women’s conference in Laguna Niguel this week…although that’s always fun…it’s the following: 1) The fashion was fun: If there was ever a question about whether women dress for men or women, this conference resolved it..They dress for women, unless you think that these
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What Jobs gave us beyond the iPod, iPhone, iPad
October 6th, 2011
As a presentation coach Jobs offered lessons for all of us. 3 top tips: 1) Strategic Movement – Jobs style was get out from behind that podium and work the full stage. He was all about access and made himself accessible as a speaker 2) Props – To innovate requires taking risks and he took
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Geithner’s Body Language speaks Louder than Words
September 14th, 2011
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said there was “no chance that the major countries of Europe will let their institutions be at risk in the eyes of the market.” Saying “no chance” of anything is a bit of a risk but Geither backed up his belief with his body language. Speaking to Jim Cramer at a
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Focus on the Friendly
September 13th, 2011
I was recently working with the CEO and CFO of a big business. They are both in demand as public speakers and were sharing recent experiences. She talked about an audience with a man in the front row who kept nodding off. She said it was so distracting and undermined her confidence as she tried to
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Actions Speak Louder than Words
September 7th, 2011
You’ve heard the saying, “actions speak louder than words.” They do in presentations as well. 10 years into his role as CEO of GE, Jeff Immelt is the subject of a lot of commmentary today on the moves he has and hasn’t made at the conglomerate including contrasting his style with Jack Welch, a leader
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Stories that Sell
July 27th, 2011
In his new, best selling book, “Tell to Win,” Hollywood dealmaker Peter Guber says “if you can’t tell it, you can’t sell it.” You have to be able to give examples, tell stories to prove your point, get the job or sell your service. Stories are attention getters. Think about the speakers you’ve heard. When they
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