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3 Steps to Moderating a Great Panel

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inBehave, Meetings
 Congratulations! You’ve been asked to moderate a panel discussion. Receiving this kind of invitation is an endorsement

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Fewer and better meetings? Here’s how.

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inBehave, Meetings, Webinars

If you’re wondering how to maximize your productivity at the office, reconsidering the meeting is a good place to start.

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Name that font…

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDesign

This British font is remembered as much for its simple beauty as its tragic end, the casualty of dissolved business partnership.

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Amy Schumer, Presentation Icon

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inAsk the Expert, Delivery, Meetings

Comedian Amy Schumer seems to be everywhere.  Her “Trainwreck” movie with Judd Apatow follows the end of her third Comedy Central

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Stock photos just got some star power. . .cue Vince Vaughn

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDesign, Meetings
Nothing left to chance - Business Strategy
In the era before excel?
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Yay! Teamwork! Is HR going to get nervous about this group hug?

As much as visuals can clarify and reinforce messages, if we pick the wrong ones we can distract or otherwise undermine our intent.

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Does your presentation need some design love?

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inAsk the Expert, Design

Many of us create our own slides without ever having taken a graphic design course. The results are sometimes tragic.

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Can we make ourselves appear (authentically) smarter?

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDelivery, Meetings
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…
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Write Better: 17 Copywriting Do’s and Don’ts

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inMessages

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

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10 tips for better slide decks from TED

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDesign

Today we’re sharing advice from TED’s Aaron Weyenberg, who creates such amazing slide decks that people ask for his autograph.

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Name that Font

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDesign

I love fonts. Most have their own history.  (A great read on this is Just My Type by Simon Garfield).

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