January 23, 2017
In my presentation skills seminars, I’ve always talked about the importance of facial expression. Recently I was reminded of how powerful facial expressions are by […]
January 23, 2015
I have a personal bias against memorizing a presentation. As a high school student, I was involved in competitive speaking in the category of Oratorical […]
September 8, 2014
Of all the challenges in an effective presentation, the one that is probably most difficult for me is developing humor in the speech. One way […]
April 16, 2014
For several decades, our church sanctuary had an antique pulpit which was cumbersome to use. The surface for notes or a Bible was small and […]
October 22, 2012
If you have a great beginning and powerful ending, you can hide some of the mistakes you make during the bulk of your presentation. Here […]
April 23, 2012
When I talk about humor, I make the point that humor should not be used to poke fun at other people; you should only make […]
January 12, 2012
Using humor in a presentation is a challenge for most presenters. We are not comedians! Few of us can snap out the one-liners the way […]