Learning to Ride a Bike
Estimated Reading Time: 1 minuteEvery time I learn how to do something new, I feel the same exhilaration as when I learned to ride a bike.
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Jun 2011
04
Feb 2011
What 10 Seconds Of Silence Can Do For You
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesJill Foster's video on Benito Juarez's use of silence me realize that using silence effectively can be a gift to those of us who work in public relations.
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Oct 2010
Seven Ways To Set Your Presentations On Fire
Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes
I don’t know what it is with us PR folk, but we like to use words, phrases, analogies that evoke destruction when we put our rah-rah hats on.
“Sizzlin’!”
Image: heal and inspire via Flickr, Creative Commons
“Crush it!”
“Kill it!”
Whatever. We’re a bloodthirsty lot and happy to be so.
This past Sunday, I shared seven posts that I think make for great reading when you’re preparing for a presentation.
Today, I wanted to share seven lessons I learned as I prepared for Ignite DC No. 5, an experience […]
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Oct 2010
Weekly Roundup: Unleash Your Lady Gaga
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Whatever you think about Lady Gaga, you have to admit she does one thing extremely well: she commands attention.
Image: Lori Tingey via Flickr, CC 2.0
That’s pretty important when you’re on stage, even if you’re not a professional performer.
And whether we realize it or not, we’re almost always on some “stage” or other; with business partners, clients, even on Twitter.
Commanding attention becomes even more important when you’re making a presentation. And preparing for, and then presenting at, Ignite DC […]