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Have you ever been in a presentation in which the speaker seemed like they were on another planet? You stop listening because you’re thinking, “Hellooo…earth to speaker…come in please.” Your neighbor turns to you and says, “Does she know she was supposed to finish...
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I often get humorous emails from friends and family about presenters who mangle the spoken word. Some are hysterical, others are groan-inducing, and still others are not fit for polite company (Freudian slips are the worst). My sister Marianne sent me the one in the...
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Continuing this week’s theme of PowerPoint and how much it generally irks me, I would like to talk about the game of soccer. I know that sounds confusing, but let me explain. In the last few years, I have worked with a multitude of South American doctors presenting...
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“At a minimum, a presentation format should do no harm.Yet PowerPoint routinely disrupts, dominates, and trivializes content.Thus PowerPoint presentations too often resemble a school play – very loud, very slow, and very simple.” – Edward Tufte There’s a...
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I started practicing yoga in my mid-twenties and fell instantly in love. It was all soul and heart and joy for me. I relished the challenging poses that demanded balance, strength and courage, because my youthful, supple, body could do them. I was a bit of a show off....
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I was invited to a comedy show last night featuring Wanda Sykes and Keith Robinson. I admit that I accepted the invitation in the hopes that I would bring home some new insights that I could use with my clients. Wanda and Keith did not disappoint. Here are a few...
