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4 Steps to Succeed with an Audience You Don’t Know

If you give presentations, one day, despite your best efforts, you’ll find yourself talking to a room full of people without knowing much about them. What could go wrong? Everyone has seen the train wreck that results when a speaker completely misjudges the audience. Let’s not do that. Here’s what to avoid: Starting too high—your… Continue Reading

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April 8, 2013

4 Easy Steps to Organize Your Thoughts

If you’re like me, you sometimes have a big jumble of thoughts that you want to organize into a coherent something: maybe a talk, a post, an article, or a plan. If I’m writing or working on a talk, then I start by drawing a mind map. For me, this safely bridges that frightening territory… Continue Reading

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March 20, 2013