Simple Steps for Presenting Great Ideas

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A picture is worth a thousand words.  So why do we rely on bullets in PowerPoint so much to communicate? Before becoming a consultant, I worked in telecommunications for about 20 years. I created countless PowerPoint presentations in the corporate world and have drawn more network clouds than I care to admit.  Each company and management team had different rules for slide creation. Some had branding guidelines so tight I learned quickly to not adjust the font size or dare change the color … [Read more...]

Listening well: Could your listening skills use a tune-up?

High quality listening is always important. It's even more important when people are stressed, as so many people are in the current economy. People are distracted, and getting more so. Listening skills are tested, sometimes to the breaking point. In a recent brief exchange on Twitter, one writer lamented the loss of good listening skills. Here was his quick comment: (Large coffee purveyor to remain unnamed here), "why oh why do you always insist on putting whipped cream on my drinks, … [Read more...]