5 Simple Tips for Presentation Preparation

Presentation

Picture this scene.  You have to address a group of people in a public setting.  Perhaps your boss and your co-workers, or maybe a prospective client or a professional organization.  In preparation for the event you work hard on your presentation.  You have a great story to tell.  You choose the perfect images to get …more

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Black and White Television

Retro TV

I am old enough to remember watching a black and white television as a kid. No, I am not talking about black and white movies on a color television, I am referring to a television with no color. When I grew up, color television was not groundbreaking, but it was still an upgrade from the …more

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The Talking Blog

TheTalkingBlog

My kids watch a cartoon on PBS about a talking dog named Martha.  It turns out the dog ate some alphabet soup and through the magic of television, learned how to speak English.  However, to the dismay of my children, this post is about talking blogs – not dogs. Thanks to BuzzVoice, my blog can …more

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Bring Google Fiber to Dayton

Google is looking to conduct an experiment where they  will provide ultra high speed broadband internet to a community in the United States.  Here in Dayton, a group has organized a campaign to bring this project to Dayton.  I love the idea, and thought I would do my part to support the cause.  The group, …more

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Social Media In Crisis

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Yesterday I was asked by my friend and former colleague Natasha Baker to help with a video project for Sinclair Community College.  I was interviewed and the video will be used with videos of other respondents in an upcoming presentation to academic leaders from around the country.   I was asked to answer a question about …more

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Sharpen The Saw

sharpenthesaw

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw Sharpen the saw is the last of Covey’s 7 habits.  (There actually is an 8th Habit, but that is another book, and perhaps another post.)  Sharpen the Saw is the habit of personal renewal.  The metaphor of “sharpening the saw” is simple -  It is counterproductive to spend all of …more

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Synergize

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Habit 6: Synergize Synergy is where all of the previous habits come together.  It is the payoff.  To quote Stephen Covey “Synergy is the highest activity in all of life.”  “The essence of synergy is to value the differences.”  By doing so, the human gift of creativity can be levered to produce new and exciting …more

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