One Attendee Giveaway to Rule Them All
Rumor has it we attended the first installment of Lord of the Rings at the stroke of midnight. Rumor also has it that we may have been in costume – though there are no [...]
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Put More Pizzazz in Your Meetings
Most meetings are like plain oatmeal. Good for you? Yes. Scrumdiddlyumptious? Not so much. A little brown sugar, some maple syrup and heck, if you feel like it, some rainbow [...]
Better Interview Tips from This American Life
“That interview went really well,” you exclaim, as your camera crew wraps up. Then you get back to the edit suite and realize that it’s going to a [...]
One Speaker Tip That Will Transform Your Meeting
How many of us have sat through a 9-hour presentation? OK…a slight exaggeration, but when a meeting is just one speaker after another with no time built in for Q&A [...]
Lessons Learned From a Big Fat Gay Wedding
When we read the invitation – “kids welcome!” – Lori and I heaved a collective sigh. Of course we love our kids dearly, but the prospect of sitting [...]
Getting the Most From External Presenters
As valuable as the external perspective is, unless this voice is prepared to connect with your audience, their presentation can be a huge waste of time – and money. Let’s [...]
Engagement in the Age of Distraction
Standing at the white board, dry erase pen raised, I invited the participants of a recent brainstorm I led to list the challenges that the upcoming annual meeting posed for [...]
Opening Minds Thru Music
If music is the soundtrack of our lives, then walk-in music is your meeting’s needle drop. A purely subjective medium, music can connect or alienate your audience faster [...]
Preparing Presenters for Perfection
Everyone has the potential to be a great presenter – the kind who knows how to connect their content with the audience with an enthusiasm that is powerless to resist. They [...]
We Still Can’t Hear What You’re Saying
A bad phone connection can ruin the best conversation. You catch a few words here and there, offer some non-committal affirmations, but you’re basically missing 80% of what [...]
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