Speaking and Presenting

When to speak up

This is short post this week, but this topic is on my mind because I have had this conversation with…

11 years ago

Don't inflict your slides on others

Your Slides... As an executive, your team creates all kinds of reports, spread sheets and slides... ... to plan, run,…

12 years ago

Where school steered us wrong

The school “report” I remember in grade school getting an assignment to do a “report” on a topic or a…

12 years ago

Punished for being too smart

Being the smartest one in the room is not easy.  Really smart people who get to the answer before everyone…

12 years ago

When smart people disagree…

The Chasm Sometimes even when people agree, they can't communicate with each other. I’ve seen this common problem play out…

12 years ago

Shoot the Messenger

Who is helping? One of the CEO’s I am working with on a business transformation said to me about his…

13 years ago

How well do you speak?

What you sound like in your head and what other people hear are very different things. How you sound to…

13 years ago

Executive Presence

Why it Matters This month's webinar on executive presence drew record breaking participation. Why are so many people interested in…

13 years ago

Dramatically increase your influence

Do you have a seat at the table? I am often asked to speak about how to have more influence.…

13 years ago

How to Talk (or sell) to Executives

Talking at a higher level Selling Most companies I work with want to sell higher value deals to higher level…

14 years ago