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 […]
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 […]
November 28, 2017
Q&A, question mark

Never Close with Q&A

As technical presenters, there is an expectation to close our presentation with a Questions and Answers (Q&A) session.  A couple years ago, I attended 3 technical […]
September 27, 2017
be yourself, speakerman

Be Yourself, Not “SpeakerMan”

As a technical speaker, the advice to be yourself when you give a presentation is not new.  It is, however, hard to follow.  I learned this […]
May 15, 2017
Technical speech mistakes

3 Common Mistakes of Technical Presenters

We give presentations for all kinds of different reasons.  The type of presentation and presenters that I work with the most are technical in nature. I […]