May 12th, 2025
“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe. — Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States In my weekly articles, I have discussed how to create, practice, and deliver presentations…

May 5th, 2025
“If you listen to your audience, they will tell you what you need to know.” — Lee Clow, American advertising executive, best known for creating the iconic “1984” Apple Macintosh commercial. Speakers often consider what their…

April 28th, 2025
“When you position your customer [or audience] as the hero and yourself as the guide, you win the day.” – Donald Miller in his book Building a StoryBrand 2.0: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen Donald Miller’s book,…

April 21st, 2025
“Designing a presentation without an audience in mind is like writing a love letter and addressing it ‘to whom it may concern.'” — Ken Haemer, Presentation Research Manager at AT&T This article covers the nitty-gritty of how to…

April 14th, 2025
“Ideas are worthless unless you can make them heard.” — Phil Cooke, media consultant and speaker You were immersed in engineering or scientific matters in your engineering school or school of science. You then work in…

April 7th, 2025
“Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things better than everyone else.” – Tony Dungy, former NFL player and coach, best known for leading the Indianapolis Colts to a Super Bowl win Vince Lombardi, the…

March 31st, 2025
“The worst part of holding the camera up to speak is knowing that no one is really there to nod or smile back at you.” — Unknown This past week, my son Frank returned from a six-month Navy submarine deployment. He is a nuclear…

March 24th, 2025
“It’s not the will to win that matters – everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters” – Paul “Bear” Bryant, legendary coach of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team Today’s…