I am sitting in an audience at a conference. This third speaker today seems interesting, speaks with passion. He is now on his seventh powerpoint slide. Each slide is interesting and well designed. My neighbor leans in towards me. lean towards him. He says: "What is this guy telling us again?" Sadly, this is a common occurrence. Delete the slide. MORE >>

Have you joined my 12 Speaking Challenges for 2012 program yet? Build your "confidence muscles" with monthly challenges designed to help you get out of your comfort zone and build confidence in a variety of settings that will prepare you for your upcoming speaking engagements! But remember, this is all about getting out of your comfort zone. MORE >>

In 2009, 76% of all books released were self-published, according to Publishers Weekly. Since then, the industry has all but stopped keeping stats. The number of self-published print and e-books continue to grow exponentially while the number of books issued by traditional publishers declines. ve been self-publishing since 2006 and. MORE >>

So much is written about the problems of PowerPoint. There are so many lists of dos and don’ts for PowerPoint presentations. But in the end, the answer to producing an engaging, successful presentation actually does not originate in the use of PowerPoint itself. It originates in the speaking skills. Her speaking skills will make the difference. MORE >>

One of the reasons why the BBP approach works so powerfully is that you literally present the “big picture” to your audience before the details.  In psychology the big picture is called  gestalt , which is based on the idea that the eye sees an entire object before its parts.  How to find the gestalt of your presentation. MORE >>