Cyberpunk: Being pros, they had a backup…

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Even fictional characters know the importance of the first principle — If you can’t do without it, make sure you won’t have to.  Acting on this knowledge is what marks them as professionals in the eyes of the other character in this passage from my favorite early work by one of my favorite writers: “Now,” [...]

Hypotheticals

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

How about two quick questions, just for the fun of it… (okay the first one’s a little boring) Would you rather give a presentation with your slides but not your speaker notes or have your notes but not your slides? (the second has a little more “zing“) You’re at the crossroads, it’s midnight, the contract [...]

The Weekly Might Have Missed List (01/04/09)

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

First post of 2009. Happy New Year! Relational Presentation Blog: Fear of Public Speaking Some time ago, I confidently waltzed into a conference room, ready to give a small group presentation in front of a gaggle of professors. We sat around talking, and then I got up to speak on the benefits of interactive presentation, [...]

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