How to Change the World A practical blog for impractical people. « A Brief History of Mine | Main | Resolution Assistance » December 30, 2005 The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint I suffer from something called Ménière’s disease—don’t worry, you cannot get it from reading my blog. The symptoms of Ménière’s include

Look no further than the video of this webinar recorded at BBP Online on Sept. 26, 2008, where my friend and visual thinking expert Dave Gray of xPlane shows you the visual fundamentals you need to know to start illustrating your ideas. One of the fundamental communication skills everyone needs to have is the ability to turn thoughts into sketches. But where do you go to learn how to do that?

Yes, hang it, I video record all my presentation rehearsals. Don't have a video recorder? It's 2008! Record your presentation without video. If you're giving a one-hour presentation: you need to record a one-hour video of yourself. Practice makes perfect, right? Not really. What about imperfect

I recorded only the spoken part of my presentation the other day. Not for posterity. Like most people, I don't care for the way my recorded voice sounds. After all, I'm more accustomed to hearing my voice through the thick layer of my skull. photo credit: rayced But my recorded voice? Ergo, Not for posting online. Not for anyone to listen to... ...except

number of other compelling features touted at the site convinced us to try Dimdim: we can share a desktop, show slides, collaborate, chat, talk, and even record our session. The first thing Ellen noticed was that she was frequently prompted to record the session -- a terrific feature, but we didn't need to record our meeting. (I'm Author Ellen Finkelstein and I were collaborating on a PowerPoint presentation design and script the other day. Ellen was in Iowa.

He was adamant about leading with: "We have the best safety record in the nation for a firm of our size." quot; JERRY'S APPROACH: "Well, we have the best safety record in the nation for a firm of our size, so we can handle all aspects of safety on this project." quot; [then detail three specific aspects] "And as evidence of our commitment and results, we were recently recognized for having the best safety record in the nation for a LOGIC ALONE rarely persuades someone. And logic may also be out the window when we are preparing our presentation

Because the service has a 30MG upload limit, I set my PowerPoint recording levels very low -- too low! re-recorded again at 44,100 kHz, 8 bit mono -- and achieved a better sound quality (not perfect, but not horrible, either.) The online presentation-sharing site authorSTREAM offers an exciting array of features that teachers, trainers, students, and other presenters will love. I

Then he failed to make the final in the 100 meters and ended up watching his main competitor break a world record. How's your attitude? It's not just in the content, delivery, props and equipment that a speaker delivers a complete package. It's in the mental readiness, calmness mixed with excitement, a flexibility to go where the audience needs and wants to go, and a willingness and ability to handle whatever comes along.

There, in the urinal, instead of one of those deodorant cakes they sometimes stick in there, was a little round recorder thingy that, when hit with water (or, in this case, urine), started playing its message. The I’m not sure, but I may have just pissed all over the next great employee communication idea. Listen to the story, and then you tell me if I’ve uncovered the next hot trend in employee communications . . . . Last

38 mins ago « Weekly Digest of the Social Networking Space: Jan 30, 2008 Silicon Valley Sightings: San Jose Mercury News » 67 How to Successfully Moderate a Conference Panel, A Comprehensive Guide Categories: Conference Posted on January 30th, 2008 Yesterday, I moderated another panel, ( here’s a review ) and I’m told by the conference organizers it went well. After the very disruptive revolt at SXSW 2008, moderators and speakers need to pay attention to how the audience (customers)