November 1, 2018
Eliminate the TMI in technical speaking

Too Much Information (TMI) Loses Your Audience

Too much information (TMI) is real in many areas of our life. Recently my wife and I visited Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah.  It’s […]
September 20, 2018
Stories for technical people

5 C’s of Great Stories – Followup

I’ve had the opportunity to train numerous technical sales teams on different soft skills, including stories.  One of the techniques that I teach is the 5 […]
August 30, 2018
Be Game

Bring Your Speaking “B Game”

When speaking, we often hear that we need to bring our “A game”.  This infers that we should always be the best whenever we speak.  I […]
August 20, 2018

3 Types of Speaking Feedback

Feedback is an interesting word and for a speaker, it can be good or bad.  If we’re using a sound system, feedback is bad.  Audience feedback […]
June 12, 2018
Let the audience laugh

Let Them Laugh

When making a presentation, have you ever said something that made the audience laugh?  Was it planned?  Did it catch you off guard?  What did you […]
March 15, 2018
Follow a structured process for presentation creation

Deliver Value to Your Audience Using a Process

Engineers, scientists and technical experts in all fields want to deliver value to their audiences when they speak.  The question arises though about how to do […]
March 1, 2018
Story brings along your point

Storytelling Brings Along a Point

Storytelling in business presentations is a big topic today.  It’s something that has been discussed for the last several years and continues to grow.  If you […]
January 23, 2018
Questions, Q&A, planned question

Have a Planned Question for Your Silent Q&A

Have you ever asked, “Do you have any questions” during your presentation and gotten no response from the audience?  How did that feel?  How long did […]
December 12, 2017
video recording, video rehearsal

Video Rehearsal Improves Your Presentation

In a previous blog post about rehearsing your presentation, I wrote about the importance of doing a video rehearsal.  I talked about how hard it is […]