Catalyst for Collaboration—Achieving Astonishing Results.
Psychologist Adrian Furham, Phd, was quoted in the February Issue of the Oprah magazine, “The evidence from science suggests that businesspeople must be insane to use brainstorming groups….If you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work alone when creativity or efficiency …
Many of you know that I serve as the immediate past president of the National Speakers Association. One of my final duties is to chair the Nominations Committee – selecting the future leaders of the association. This weekend, we interviewed ten people for five positions (with three incumbents in …
Have you ever had someone keep bringing up the same topic? Like a dog with a bone, he just won’t give up? Worse yet, the topic gains momentum, has been discussed to death, and the group just can’t let it go? Not that I want to mix metaphors, but …
Just the other day, a colleague of mine asked to meet me ostensibly to ask my advice about an upcoming client engagement. Flattered that he would value my opinion, I agreed. When we were done talking, I didn’t think I really added much – but it was immensely helpful …
You walk into the room and see a traditional seating set-up for your presentation. Theater-style with two columns of chairs, with a path down the middle. The overhead screen is at the front in the middle of the room. Looks pretty good, right?
While typical for …
You asked for it and now I’d like your help. Based on client feedback, I decided to conduct a quarterly webinar to help you continue to develop your teams. (See what happens when you do a little business planning?) Beware of what you ask for as the 2012 Extraordinary Team Webinar Series is …
I was talking (virtually) to fellow blogger Vivek Singh about the plethora of blogs talking about presentation skills. He and I contribute to this specific space in the blogosphere. So does Andrew Dlugan who put together an amazing list of 118 fellow bloggers …
Well used visuals can push a presentation to the next level. Many times I have noticed a presenter making mistakes when using visuals such as talking to the screen, chart, model, or other. If you want to create a relationship with the audience, you have …
Regardless of your political sentiments, it’s amazing to watch a HUGE group of people converge on one location and be able to hear one person give a compelling presentation. Occupy Wall Street uses a “boomerang” technique so that the entire group can hear the speaker. It’s really quite simple: …
Excellent Question! You know you need a meeting facilitator when you are pretty nervous about an upcoming meeting. You may or may not know why, but you are probably concerned about a couple of things:
I need to get my team/direct reports on board. They are crucial to our success.
This is …
