case you missed it, or you want to watch it again, the recording is up, and available for viewing! Recording Date: Thursday, Octber 8, 2009 Recording Time: 10:00am PDT/1:00pm EDT Nancy recently hosted a free webcast for Safari Books Online. In In Featuring: Nancy

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You’ll find, perhaps unexpectedly, that there were indeed lessons in there that you later applied to your own work or personal life. (10) Go for long walks alone (with ability to record your observations) . As you walk, if an idea snaps into your head or you notice something that stimulates your imagination, use the voice recorder in your phone (or other device) to record the idea. Kaizen (??) means "improvement" — "kai" (?)

But what does that mean PowerPoint slides should look like in 2009? say if you must use PowerPoint, in 2009, use it to further the discussion with your audience. I've started using social media techniques in my own speaking by opening with audience questions, recording their questions on video and posting them on my blogs. In that scenario, speakers Olivia Mitchell of the Speaking About Presenting blog sent me this provocative post by Laura Bergells on the Maniactive blog: It notes the backlash against bullet-filled PowerPoint slides, which led to simple art-filled slides.

Learn more about Twitter for business in our “Wednesdays at 1″ webinar series : Twitter for Business 101 February 25, 2009, 1PM EST Advanced Twitter for Business March 11, 2009, 1PM EST Twitter for Business resources: Twitter for Business reading list Follow @touchbase on Twitter for posts and our link blog Subscribe to the TouchBase blog via RSS or email Category : Touchbase Blog Bookmark : Digg del.icio.us Stumbleupon Redit it

20 tips for better conference speaking ~ 16 February 2009 ~ View from on stage as I’m preparing to speak at An Event Apart New Orleans 2008. Specifically, see Gates, Jobs, & the Zen aesthetic . Fine Print *For the record, Jared Spool is about the only person I know who can pull off jokes, magic tricks, and great content all in the same presentation. **I Genuinely recommended by Authentic I’ll be straight up with you: I don’t profess to be an expert speaker. I’ve had my share of presentations that have been total flops, along with some

We recorded audio, synced it up in and here’s the final result. Presentations are only as good as the idea, visuals and delivery. Some visual thinkers challenged me to write a very short presentation about the power of visual thinking during these tough economic times. So I whipped out our presentation map and got to work.

Below is a recording of that 43-minute keynote presentation. As our world gets more complex, discussions about simplicity grow. Yet, ironically the issue of simplicity itself — what it is, how we attain it, etc. —  is not at all simple. Or perhaps we should say it is not at all easy.

This talk below was recorded just last month, but the contents are especially relevant today if you consider what is happening in Iran at this moment. Clay Shirky , author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations , has a new TED talk that is not just appropriate for our times in general, but given what is happening in Iran, it's actually perfectly poignant for this particular week. The Internet and social media changed everything, as we know.