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A type of discourse Joe Biden should avoid
February 1, 2021After the last post, it was gratifying to receive so many favorable comments about my views on Joe Biden,...
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The power of using narrative in teaching
July 1, 2019About 20 years ago, when I was a professor at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business, I made the...
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Why “keeping it simple” is never easy
June 20, 2019Writing the previous post brought to mind an amusing—but also highly pertinent—tale I read some time ago in the...
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No slides? No talk!
June 5, 2019At the end of the previous post, I referred to the fact that I have some personal anecdotes from...
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Slides or not, speakers should always aim for dialogue
May 20, 2019Some pertinent feedback I received after the previous post has caused me to reflect back on what I wrote,...
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Is making slides look beautiful worth the effort?
May 5, 2019Reflecting further on the theme of adding more dynamism to our presentations, I realize that there is at least...
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Five ideas to increase your connection with listeners
April 14, 2019Last time, I suggested that we turn our attention to some practical ideas for making meetings and presentations more...
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Why are so many meetings so boring?
April 1, 2019In the transition from conversation mode to presentation mode, the initial high energy level is often lost.
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How Amazon uses story to engage its managers
December 16, 2018Our last blog entry ended with the assertion that Winston Churchill and Jeff Bezos share a deep appreciation of...
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Lessons from my coaching journey: the mindful practice of storytelling
May 14, 2018As I mentioned in each of the past two entries, I am working with a client in New York...