Despite the recent u-turn on home-working by big names like Yahoo and HP, tele-commuting is becoming more popular than ever. It is estimated that by 2016, there will be 3.9 million people working remotely on a regular basis in the US, according to independent researcher Global Workplace Analytics. In fact, big companies like Dell (which…

Reduce, reuse, recycle. You hear it a lot these days. Wouldn’t it be great if you could apply it to your PowerPoint presentations? After all, you’ve most likely put a lot of brainpower, time and energy into their creation. Wouldn’t it be nice to increase your return on investment?There is a way, and the best…

Getting a new drug to market is difficult. Typically, the research and development phase lasts about ten years, and, according to a Health Economics study from 2010, the average cost of bringing a drug to market was about $1.2 billion. With so much capital invested upfront, and with talent and resources working against the clock,…

Investor Relations meetings may be the most stressful type of presentation one can give. Not only is the presenter the face and voice of the entire company (successes, failures and all), but they must project the positivity, expertise, and confidence that will attract continued investment going forward. Master your narrative The numbers are probably available…

Bill McInturff, a partner at Public Opinion Strategies, created a single slide that’s making waves in and out of the belt-way. Interesting choices to note: The constructions, colors and symbols are familiar. The data is what pops. The audience sees what the presenter sees. This number of “middle” members is shrinking. We don’t see the…

Computer Programmers write hundreds of lines of code with complex logical equations. When there’s an error in the code, it can be very difficult to track down the error. One missing parenthesis can turn a complex functioning program into a blank screen. Enter the Rubber Ducky. The Pragmatic Programmer suggested a method of debugging code,…

“I think what I say here is true, both of the government and many big companies. The average… technical presentation involves a Dell laptop screen, showing a powerpoint slide, designed by focus groups, to accommodate the disabled, and the PR staff, which wants 3 logos on each slide, and no more than 20 words per…

A Powerpoint presentation can make or break your pitch. Make sure your slides are up-to-snuff so you don’t send your audience running for the doors. Avoid these common pitfalls, and be confident in your presentation.  1. You don’t know your topic. No one wants to see a bobble-head presentation where you’re constantly having to  look…

Steve Jobs is widely regarded as one of top presenters of all time. He transformed industry product announcements into true cultural events. Since his passing, Tim Cook and his team have picked up the baton. So… how are they doing? “CEOs Demo Products” A clear departure from Jobs is that Cook often shares the spotlight…

We have all heard before that visuals are an extremely effective way to grab and hold someone’s attention, but have you ever realized just how much of an effect visuals have on your audience? Visual marketing experts, Pamela Wilson and Kelly Kingman state, “Humans process visual information 60,000 times faster than text. Furthermore, text accompanied…