Dateline: February 5, 2016 It’s your job as a speaker to master the basics. In addition, look to add subtleties to take your speaking to the next level. Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Mastering public speaking enhances our overall reputation and can also increase our confidence and our leadership ability. Recently my friend Dr. Nick … [Read more...]
Giving a Speech is Simply a Type of Conversation
October 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: October 30, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. One of my favorite people, Dr. Nick Morgan, is also an extraordinary speech coach who writes a very interesting blog, published on his Public Words website, for anyone who speaks publicly, or even attends speeches. Recently, Nick wrote a blog about How to Prepare for a Speech … [Read more...]
Leadership 101: The Importance of In-Person Meetings
October 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: October 2, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This week's thought comes from a recent blog published at FastCompany.com titled "The Science of When You Need In-Person Communication," by author Laura Vanderkam. In her article, she suggests, Human beings had little ability to communicate with those who weren’t physically … [Read more...]
Saying Less and Having a Bigger Impact
June 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: June 20, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Getting the right attention for your ideas is increasingly more difficult in an environment of overwhelmed, over-emailed/texted/interrupted colleagues and leaders. This week's WRAP comes from a recent review in Fast Company of a book by Joe McCormack titled BRIEF: Making a Bigger … [Read more...]
KISS- Keeping it Simple
August 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Two recent Fast Company posts by contributor Drake Baer, reminded me of the criticality of simplicity. Baer built his thoughts on The Simplicity Thesis , an article written about a year ago by Aaron Levie, the CEO and co-founder of Box). His first blog was about the importance of keeping products simple. Baer writes, Since the mass market is so massive, your product needs to be massively … [Read more...]
Telling The Story with Data Visualization
May 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: May 24, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Inferring meaning from data is a problem usually solved by BI and analysis, but recently I read about using data visualization for some large, complex problems. Harvard Business Review associate editor Gretchen Gavett blogged about her conversation with Linda Boff, GE's executive … [Read more...]
