So I was happy to get a tip from Thorsten Happel in Germany about this cool remix below called Typefaces Give Us Signals. Watch it below or on Vimeo. Typefaces give us signals from erik spiekermann on Vimeo . Typomania Below is the original video made for the BBC nearly 25 years ago from which the audio clips from  Eric Spiekermann  were remixed to create something more appropriate for our time. I'm a big fan of  Eric Spiekermann (see this older post on Helvetica ). Although elementary, the video below is still good stuff even

TALK ABOUT A TOUGH CROWD! If you think it's hard keeping adults engaged, try standing in front of a class of 12 year-olds. And to discuss effective presentations? The only thing many of them were interested in (at least regarding PowerPoint) was how to do fancy transitions and flaming bullet points.

Like the other day, I was sitting at the bar in O’Hare, totally engrossed in the latest Mitch Rapp book, where Mitch is yet again defying the pansies in the U.S. Anyone who reads this blog knows that I don’t like talking to people at airport bars. Normally, Normally, I’m a pretty social guy . . . but airport bars are my down time.

Tags: step up your speaking contest where to find u This morning, the Eloquent Woman's Facebook page reached 250 fans--not bad for a little under a week. It's just the latest of several places you can access this blog's ideas, information and inspiration on women and public speaking. Check out these easy ways to get your Eloquent Woman tips--and become a fan: Want to post a mini-Eloquent Woman on your website?

Nick Morgan looks at three US Presidents’ speeches in times of great tragedy.  He There is much for us all to learn, though we may not be political leaders, in Nick’s analysis . ...Tags: Tags: public speaking speeches Fort Hood tragedy U He defines what is needed at these moments and analyses the speeches in terms of those needs.  The The latest instance, of course, is Obama’s response to the Fort Hood events.  There

It’s unfortunate that she cannot attend and we will miss working with her, but this creates a great opportunity for us to give away her FREE SEAT to another lucky winner!   http://www.definiscommunications.com/about-us/contact-us.php   Tags: Uncategorized contact us contest Encore free powerful presentations raffl I just got an email from our contest winner and because of a work emergency she is unable to attend our Encore! Elegant Skills for Powerful Presentations Program next week on September 29 and 30, in Palo Alto, CA.

I love seeing posts like this one on Twitter, where I post under the name dontgetcaught , and where you can see updates from the Eloquent Woman blog. There's a growing community of women on Twitter who are looking for advice, tips and information on public speaking, getting on programs at conferences and more. If you want a different early-alert system to my posts on women and public speaking, try Twitter...and

Do you have any favorite quotations about women and public speaking --by men or women? Here's one of mine: History has many themes. One of them is that women should be quiet. (Kathleen Kathleen Hall Jamieson, in Eloquence in an Electronic Age) I'd love to compile your suggestions for a future project on the blog.

If you are in the U.S. - It is a day of rest and honoring our labor and that of others around us. Happy Labor Day! Ironically I am in the office designing presentations for 3 clients which makes this like any other day - a day of labor... But excited to have projects with diverse clients that make life fun.

Believe me, I never thought that I would see the day when the writing market returned, at least for us freelancers.  A 0160; A major assignment actually came in and interviews for others kept the phone busy.  0160; Could the downsizing in full-time writing jobs be working in our favor?