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Mr. Gorbachev, let me post flip charts on this wall!
A post about posting (on walls) at events – part 1 | Conferences That Work: Recently I’ve been frustrated and baffled. No less than three venues (two hotels and a conference center) in the last month have informed me that I was not allowed to post anything on the walls of the room I was … Keep reading →
Uh, how to, you know, fix a speaking, ahhhhhh, tic
There are several relatively painless ways to fix a tic. My favorite is to get someone, a friend, to count the tics over some specified period of time, like a speech, and then charge the offender an agreed-upon sum for each offense. Usually a dollar is enough to get the malefactor’s attention. And you’d be … Keep reading →
How Nancy Duarte prepares for a TED-esque talk
10 Ways to Prepare for a TED-format Talk It’s kind of reassuring to know that even a public-speaking icon like Nancy Duarte can run over time (even if it did take a nasty chest cold to make it happen). But reading through these tips, it’s hard to imagine much short of a ferocious virus … Keep reading →
How the author of The Information Diet preps a speech
How to Prep for a Presentation, by Clay Johnson Maybe it comes with doing a lot of thinking about which information is and isn’t important. But Johnson’s determination to do a superb job of something he considers very important shines through in this piece: Fewer things generate a higher return on investment for time spent … Keep reading →
Refynr
Refynr Features & Benefits: Twitter Dashboard (backchannel) for conferences, events, and tradeshows. Here’s a take on the Twitter backchannel, and it’s not just the dashboard. Refynr also manages the feed as part of its service. Filed under: Vendors and Products
ZURB – Interaction Design and Design Strategy
Welcome to the ZURBplayground where we share creative interaction design tools and experiments from the design and engineering teams here at ZURB. We create tools, implementation examples, and other interesting projects that help people design for people. via ZURB – Interaction Design and Design Strategy. Lots of fun and useful tools for web developers to … Keep reading →
Social Speech Podcast, Episode 11: Maddie Grant
Maddie Grant of DC-based SocialFish has done a lot of thinking about connecting online audiences with speeches, panels and presentations. More to the point, she’s done a lot of doing, including convening one of the most ambitious online conference appr…
Social Speech Podcast, Episode 11: Maddie Grant
Maddie Grant of DC-based SocialFish has done a lot of thinking about connecting online audiences with speeches, panels and presentations. More to the point, she’s done a lot of doing, including convening one of the most ambitious online conference appr…
Social Speech Podcast, Episode 10: Holly Ross
This episode features Holly Ross from NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network. She’s a great speaker in her own right – and every year, NTEN hosts the Nonprofit Technology Conference. It’s a huge gathering (but remarkably relaxed and collegial), and …
Social Speech Podcast, Episode 10: Holly Ross
This episode features Holly Ross from NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network. She’s a great speaker in her own right – and every year, NTEN hosts the Nonprofit Technology Conference. It’s a huge gathering (but remarkably relaxed and collegial), and we …
Social Speech Podcast, Episode 9: JD Lasica
When you want solid advice on social media, backed up by years of experience with both non-profits and businesses, you go to JD Lasica.And so did I, for a half-hour conversation that touched on everything from why letting your audience see your slides …
Social Speech Podcast, Episode 9: JD Lasica
When you want solid advice on social media, backed up by years of experience with both non-profits and businesses, you go to JD Lasica.And so did I, for a half-hour conversation that touched on everything from why letting your audience see your slides …
Why, yes — I’d LOVE to speak at your event
Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
