Did the title of this blog make you want to read it? Would you have been more intrigued by “Is Your Title Killing Your Presentation?” According to research compiled on website Buffer, numbers and questions are only two of eight proven title techniques to grab attention and make listeners (or readers) want to hear more. …
Have you ever noticed that when you suddenly fixate on an item or idea, you suddenly see signs and references to it everywhere you look? For example, you plan a hiking trip in the Rockies and suddenly every magazine, every tweet, every TV show seems to be featuring the Rockies that week—just for you. Well, …
In the world of comedy, when a joke flops, they say the comedian “died” on stage. In business, when a presentation flops, the presenter can be said to have “died” as well, if not on stage, at least in the meeting. The best way to avoid such an embarrassing (and costly death) is to master …