John Bohannon has a modest proposal. In his TEDxBrussels talk from November 2011, he asserts that “bad PowerPoint presentations are a serious threat to the global economy.” Touché, Mr. Bohannon. You’re speaking our language already. He claims bad PowerPoint presentations drain the global economy of $250 million per day and add up to an annual [...]

Whenever you have to do something, it’s usually preferable to do the sexy version of something. Who wants to change clothes and climb a ladder to clean gutters when you could just as easily change into that razor sharp dress shirt you got for Christmas and walk up the street for an afternoon cocktail? Who [...]

Regardless of your political leanings, it’s hard to dispute the fact that President Obama is a very gifted public speaker. He brings Moms, Grandmas and Jesse Jackson to tears, he makes babies immediately stop crying by holding them, he makes ladies swoon when he smiles… but we digress. Last Tuesday was Mr. Obama’s annual State [...]

Who doesn’t love that naughty monkey? Sure he causes havoc everywhere he goes but he’s never boring. Unburdened by consequences, he just goes for it, grabbing that kite string and sailing through the air without looking back.
Through the books, the movies, and the animated series on PBS, Curious George has much to teach us about [...]

While competitors, critics and consumers have been anxiously awaiting the unveiling of the Kindle Fire for months now, its arrival has been hampered by less-than-glowing reviews and reports of bad behavior involving ill-placed power buttons, lack of volume controls, a hard-to-maneuver touch screen and difficult to read fonts. However, as I sit down to write [...]

As the nation’s Baby Boomers enter their golden years, they will invariably begin to experience the disabilities associated with advanced age. Two recent articles got us thinking about how older members of our population encounter the world and how we can adapt our presentations to their needs.
According to Discover Magazine, researchers at MIT have developed [...]

With Guy Ritchie’s latest installment of his Sherlock Holmes reboot coming to the big screen, we were anxious to see how it would keep up with the pace of its rock ‘em, sock ‘em prequel. Ritchie’s first Sherlock film was notable for being both a period costume mystery as well as an amped up action [...]

Movies can be a great teaching tool for learning how to build the perfect pres. A good movie has: a gripping story, great performances, a well organized structure. Seeing how a successful film does its magic can lend a lot of insight to your next presentation.
One of the most popular movies in the country offers [...]

As presenters, we spend a lot of time thinking about how to best prepare for our talks. What should our slides look like? What’s the best font? What is the best way to structure my talk? What story am I trying to tell? We also put in a lot of hours focused on delivering the [...]

Hunter S.Thompson was a renegade journalist who incorporated a gonzo style into his writing about everything from the Hell’s Angels to Richard Nixon to sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll and every vice in between. Thompson died in 2005, but his literary life continues to resonate in recent documentaries and a new film that finds Johnny [...]