Follow up from ASTD presentation

The ASTD presentation last month was a blast — at least for me. The audience seemed to be very engaged and we got very good reviews for the meeting. Unfortunately, I ran out of time before I ran out of material, so I had to cut off part of the presentation. Oh well, I guess [...]

I’m presenting at ASTD this month

I will be leading the Dallas Chapter - ASTD meeting this month, doing a presentation called “Hooray for Hollywood!” We will be exploring ways that training can incorporate film and video into their training to make the presentations more engaging and effective. This will be a very interactive presentation — I’ve got a few surprises [...]

Google to release slideshow application

Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed at the Web 2.0 Expo yesterday that Google will soon release a slideshow application for Google Apps. The slideshow application is viewed as the “missing link” in Google’s office productivity suite (which currently includes Docs and Spreadsheets) and allows it to compete more effectively with Microsoft Office.
Schmidt downplayed [...]

LinkedIn presentation at ASTD

Someone once told me that an expert is someone who knows just a little more about a topic than you. In that spirit (I’ve been actively using LinkedIn only since December), I have been tapped as the local LinkedIn expert at the ASTD JobNet group, and will be presenting a LinkedIn overview at our next [...]

First things first… and last

Your audience is most likely to remember what you say first, and what you say last.
Learning how to communicate effectively is essential for your career growth. What good are your ideas if you can’t communicate them? Whether it’s your presentation to the to the executive board, your two-minute elevator pitch, or an interview.
In her research [...]