December 20th, 2020
“It’s much easier to be convincing if you care about your topic. Figure out what’s important to you about your message and speak from the heart.” – Nicholas Boothman, Convince Them in 90 Seconds or Less: Make Instant Connections That Pay Off…

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,…