SXSW is a mega conference/festival for geeks in Austin, Texas, United States. Mega means over 10,000 attendees. I came here to see what’s happening at the geek edge of presenting. To observe the interface between presenting and technology.

Thanks to Ray Strackbein for posting to SpeakerNet News details of a fascinating free visual online dictionary. SnappyWords.com SnappyWords.com might well replace your dictionary and Thesaurus in ways you could never imagine. It packs a lot of information on one easy-to-navigate page. Look

Public Speaking: Adding a Lower Third to Your Video Public speakers who produce and sell videos have extra opportunities to draw people to their websites. By adding a feature call “lower thirds” to your public speaking video, you can publicize your web presence to your viewers. What is a lower third?

I had lunch with a colleague last week and we had a rousing discussion about two different approaches to teaching public speaking and presentation skills.   My company, DeFinis Communications , approaches the training process from a skills perspective. We teach the techniques, behaviors and skills that are associated with powerful and effective public speaking —and we do it with a proprietary coaching approach that

Plenty Has Changed from 1960 to 2010 but What Is Most Important Has Stayed the Same. If you’re not already a fan of the TV classic in the making, Mad Men , it’s all about the Madison Avenue ad agency world of the early 1960s. There was plenty of drinking, smoking, and carrying on.