This is not always the case (I'm actually a Denver Broncos fan) but you will see a lot of purple and gold during the football season and the Minnesota Twins are our adopted baseball franchise. So, the next time you are getting ready to give a speech, make sure you are prepared to avoid the big mistakes: too much text on your slides, having to rely on your slides or not practicing to name a few.  Growing up in eastern South Dakota means one thing when it comes to professional sports - we usually follow the Minnesota teams. This means that Sunday was not a good day

wrote Alan, regretting that I couldn't attend a seminar he was doing in my hometown of San Francisco because I would be speaking for the Denver NSA chapter that day. "Hey, My side of the stage is filled with binders, notes, and samples that have been diligently prepared over many months. Be prepared (at first) to work harder selling seats than delivering the seminar. • Dates for The Odd Couple Marketing and Strategy seminar are set for June 12-13, 2010. This is the popular seminar I deliver with Alan Weiss.

Miracle's happen - at least any Denver Broncos fan believes that now. In case you missed it, the Denver Broncos - after being tied or leading the Cincinnati Bengals for 59 minutes and 20 seconds of a 60 minute game - were down by 1 point with 38 seconds to go. The Denver Post sums up best what happened next.   And there was one of the most incredible touchdown receptions in Broncos history, by Brandon Stokley, who went 87 yards untouched Sunday with a deflected pass. Stokley, who is known as a very smart football player, used his instincts and his experience to help him with this improbable play.