505 Top tweets from Cisco Live!
The annual Cisco Live! Conference was held June 27 – July 1, 2010. The big Cisco event came in two flavors – Cisco Live in person at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Cisco Live virtual offered...
View ArticleRepresenting Scale: Powers of Ten
My recent post on representing large numbers in a speech coincided with preparing to publish the second part of Denna Jones’ guest posting on why she’s switching from PowerPoint to Prezi. Denna, an...
View ArticleHow To: Save, crop and resize image files
At a recent Toastmasters Club meeting, Tevis encouraged us to appreciate the impact of adding pictures to PowerPoint presentations. Unlike plain text, a memorable photograph adds to a talk without...
View ArticleHow To: Find images for presentations
In my previous posting, I discussed how to save, crop and resize image files. But where can you find images – photographs, logos, graphics – that illustrate your subject and match the theme of your...
View ArticleHow To: Import images into PowerPoint
In this third and final ‘how to’ segment I’ll cover the final step of importing images into PowerPoint 2007 and some of the options you can use to manipulate them. Step 1 – Import: It’s really very...
View ArticleBusiness video: get ready for the surge
By Ian Griffin and Laurie Brown Laurie Brown has over two decades of experience as a trainer and speaker, helping her audience improve their customer service, sales and presentation skills. She started...
View ArticleAlan Stevens – The Media Coach
I caught up with Alan Stevens at the National Speakers Association Influence ’11 Convention in Anaheim and asked him to demonstrate the hardware and software he carries with him on the road. He...
View ArticleAndy Bechtolsheim: on innovation for start-ups
Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim kicked off the 2011 Gateway to the US program jointly hosted by ANZA Technology Network and CCICE at the Computer History Museum in Mt. View. His keynote...
View ArticleBook Review: The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics, by Dona...
Dona M. Wong’s slim volume is a beautifully printed guide to “The Do’s and Don’ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and Figures”. As a former graphics director at the WSJ she set standards that made sense of...
View ArticleRECOMMENDED: Death By PowerPoint, by Alexei Kapterev
I’ve just come across Alexei Kapterev’s 2007 slideshare presentation that has attracted over a million hits. Take a look: Death by PowerPoint View more presentations from Alexei Kapterev Kapterev will...
View ArticleRevealed! The Productivity Secrets of Laura Stack
Laura Stack is a personal productivity expert, author, and professional speaker. Her mission is to build high-performance productivity cultures in organizations by creating Maximum Results in Minimum...
View Article16 Tips from Top Speechwriters
The final day of the 2012 Ragan Speechwriters Conference ended with a Speechwriter’s Survival Guide Panel session: Caryn Alagno (CA), SVP, Corporate Issues at Edleman Mike Long (ML), Freelance...
View ArticleGuest Posting: The 5 Best Alternatives to Powerpoint by Joanne Westley
Joanne Westley is a senior manager in the supply chain of the UK’s Jansen Display. In her spare time Joanne likes to go mountain biking as well as hiking in the Lake District. Presentations are...
View ArticleConference Best Practices: The Tech Policy Summit
The recent Tech Policy Summit at the Silverado Country Club in the Napa Valley was a well organized and engaging event. Too many conferences are painful to attend; lengthy keynote speeches in...
View ArticleRelevant Resources: AV supplies for professional speakers
I help edit SPEAKER Magazine for the National Speakers Association (NSA). Each month I curate the Relevant Resources column – a list of time-saving tools and technologies. The June 2012 edition listed...
View ArticleRelevant Resources: Web resources for speakers
I help edit SPEAKER Magazine for the National Speakers Association (NSA). Each month I curate the Relevant Resources column – a list of time-saving tools and technologies. The July / August 2012...
View ArticleInterview: Paul M. Wood – Transmedia Storyteller
Transmedia storytelling is a hot topic. It’s a form of storytelling where multiple platforms tie together to tell a common story. It has been heralded as “a new storytelling form that is native to...
View ArticleGuest Posting: Executive Leaders Have Something in Common with Old Kings,...
Marianne Gobeil is the CEO and founder of Leading Communicators. A recognized expert in the area of strategic leadership communications, Marianne is a trusted adviser to executive leaders — so devoted...
View ArticleVisionary Artist: Nam June Paik anticipated the internet
An astounding story on BBC America this evening about the Korean-born visual artist Nam June Paik, considered the father of video art, who coined the phrase “electronic superhighway” in 1974 while...
View ArticleHow Executives Can Keep Their Organization Informed via an Online Platform
In two weeks time I’ll be hosting an free webinar on How Executives Can Keep Their Organization Informed via an Online Platform on the INXPO Social Business TV network. I’ll be sharing tips on how...
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