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This past week I spoke at a State Bar convention.  I had a great audience (with a few of the usual exceptions, to be blogged about next), and I had fun giving the presentation. I presented a shortened version of one of my attorney speaking seminars “Improving your... Read More →

Today when I was reading Entrepreneur Magazine, I came across this word listed under their Jargon column: Meanderthal: a person who has great difficulty expressing themselves succinctly, often giving long, unfocused presentations. It got a great laugh out of me! I LOVE it!... Read More →

Thursday, July 14 at 7 a.m., I will be interviewed by Cindy Rakowitz, a radio host at VoiceAmerica Talk Radio. The topics we will discuss include public speaking, how to organize a presentation, the importance of good introductions and much more. Ms. Rakowitz has been a talk show... Read More →

Hats off to the genius behind this graphic and hilarious illustration of the backlash surrounding Power Point – Doug Zongkers.   If you have any doubt that there is a backlash, the audience’s reaction to this presentation should dispel that doubt.  And this... Read More →

In just a little bit I’ll be doing a free webinar, Public Speaking for Business Development, designed for attorneys and legal marketing professionals. It is currently “sold out” at 100 seats. We will be recording this program and will post a link on this blog as... Read More →

So by now everyone knows I hate Power Point.  You may even know some of the reasons I hate it and some of my suggestions for using it effectively if you insist on using it (or are required to use it). Now I find myself in the interesting position of needing some sample Power... Read More →

About a week ago I read Jennifer Ellis’ great post, “PowerPoint Peeves of a CLE Provider.”  I loved it!  She hit a lot of my usual gripes, but the most important point she makes is this: If you’re using Power Point, never, under any... Read More →

Never, under any circumstances, open up Power Point and start typing in our speaking outline - you are guaranteed to doom your audience to boredom. Read More →