Amy Schumer, Presentation Icon
Comedian Amy Schumer seems to be everywhere. Her “Trainwreck” movie with Judd Apatow follows the end of her third Comedy Central
Stock photos just got some star power. . .cue Vince Vaughn
As much as visuals can clarify and reinforce messages, if we pick the wrong ones we can distract or otherwise undermine our intent.
Does your presentation need some design love?
Many of us create our own slides without ever having taken a graphic design course. The results are sometimes tragic.
Can we make ourselves appear (authentically) smarter?
Presentations and meetings can cause cause anxiety. We worry about how our audience, whether strangers or colleagues, might perceive our intelligence and abilities. These fears are not baseless; how we…
Write Better: 17 Copywriting Do’s and Don’ts
Great presentations start with great messages. How we say something is as important as what it is we’re saying if we want our audience to pay attention
10 tips for better slide decks from TED
Today we’re sharing advice from TED’s Aaron Weyenberg, who creates such amazing slide decks that people ask for his autograph.
Name that Font
I love fonts. Most have their own history. (A great read on this is Just My Type by Simon Garfield).
Presenting when English isn’t your 1st language
This spring I had an opportunity to give a guest lecture for a Public Relations class taught my by former boss and mentor, Frank Walton, Ph.D.
Attn Conference Organizers: It Takes 2
Depending on your music preferences, “It Takes 2” might recall songs by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock or Marvin Gaye.
The Passive Aggressive Meeting
It’s Monday morning, which means millions of staff meetings are coming to order across Corporate America.
The majority of presentations we make take place in internal meetings. When I work with clients on meetings,