July 2010
9 posts
15 Practices to Deepen Human Connection and... →
Once again Michele of The Bamboo Project has turned me onto a great piece. Good to know that my use of social media and my nature curiosity and need to share interesting things I learn is actually good for my health … and yours.
13 Best Practice Tips for Effective Presentation... →
Olivia Mitchell hits another home run with her suggestions for best practices for handouts. As she points out:
Your presentation handout is the lasting concrete manifestation of your presentation. It’s an important part of the total experience for the audience. But most of us focus on preparing what happens during the presentation, not what happens afterwards.
There is also a lively discuss in...
Four Principles for Maximizing Presentation Impact →
If you’ve got about 8 minutes you can pick up some tips on improving your presentation skills. So many times we hear the importance of stories these days, but this interview between Jim Endicott & Tom Parker offers that reminder that we need to mix things up a bit. All stories may not be any better than all bullet points as far as the brain is concerned. We need to keep our audiences...
10 Reasons Why Every Young Professional Should... →
Came across this article via How to Blog When Your Industry or Occupation Isn’t Into It
Good Experience Job Board →
Just putting it out there hoping to help someone. Looks like some interesting postings.
Daniel H Pink's Challenge to only speak human at... →
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Continuations: Some Career Advice →
Following our recent recruiting effort to find Christina and Gary I have been spending a fair bit of time meeting with people we encountered in the process who wanted career advice. Here are some of the points I have found myself talking about repeatedly. First: many people think they want to be…
A Rant about Reports
I could come up with a better list of words if I spent a little more time on this, but it’s a rant, so here goes. These are just some of the questions that popped into my head at a moment’s notice.
Reason - Why is this report being prepared? How does it relate to our mission? Expectations - What do we expect to learn and how do the actual findings compare? Priorities - Are our...
