December 13th, 2020
“Oratory is the power to talk people out of their sober and natural opinions.” – Joseph Chatfield Have you heard of the 80/20 Rule? It was first documented by an Italian economist named Wilfredo Pareto in the nineteenth…

December 6th, 2020
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every Opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill Some of you may be familiar with Harvey Mackay. He is a former envelope manufacturing company owner from…

November 29th, 2020
“It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously.” – Oscar Wilde For the over forty years I have been delivering and evaluating presentations, I have learned a few things about…

November 22nd, 2020
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” – J. R. R. Tolkien Like in romance, job promotions, and the lottery, timing in presentations is everything! In this newsletter, I will explore the three timings…

November 15th, 2020
“Words have incredible power. They can make people’s hearts soar, or they can make people’s hearts sore.” – Dr. Mardy Grothe We have all been dealing with those little video boxes on our screen for a number of months now. People…

November 8th, 2020
“Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.” – Winston Churchill When I was a child, there was a famous commercial for Wheaties cereal on TV. It showed an American athlete going about his sport. …

November 1st, 2020
“A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.” – Joseph Roux The Armed Forces of the United States are charged with preparing for, fighting and winning America’s wars. To do this,…

October 25th, 2020
“The energy level of the audience is the same as the speaker’s. For better…or for worse.” – Andras Baneth “You Become What You Think About!” Earl Nightingale told us these words in 1956 in his million dollar best selling LP…