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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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The problem with presentations
January 20, 2019For the first entry of the new year, I choose to travel a bit further along the road we...
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Fewer presentations, more conversations
December 27, 2018Last time, I noted that certain groups I have worked with have succeeded in making meetings more productive by...
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To slide or not to slide: reflections on PowerPoint
October 11, 2017This week, I was thinking about writing something more about our recent themes—polarization, the power of story, or the...
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The struggles that build character and help us grow (cont.)
October 23, 2014In last week’s post, I outlined my belief that we grow ourselves and our brains by taking on challenges...