The Five People That Make Your Presentation Suck

May 24, 2013 Talking Points, Work No comments
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Everybody blames PowerPoint for ruining presentations. PowerPoint isn’t the problem … it’s a tool. Blaming PowerPoint for a bad presentation is like blaming the hammer for a poorly built roof (unless M.C. Hammer actually built your roof, in which case he’s not legit and should quit home improvement).

In short … the error is often between the laser pointer and the screen. Here are the five types of people that make professional presentation materials more confusing than directions from Apple Maps. Read more

Pointless Pointing in PowerPoint

May 21, 2013 Talking Points, Work One comment
To be fair, I don't make a lot of sense even when I have supporting graphics.

Today we explore the connection between Power Point slides and television news graphics. Our journey into the land of better PowerPoint starts with this article … Lose that gesture: Presenters, stop pointing to your slides.

“Turning away, even partially, may cause you to break your eye contact with the audience. If you work at facing forward and even gesturing toward us, you’ll have our attention.”

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Twenty Years

May 1, 2013 From the Mind of Brian, Life, Universe, Everything No comments
Suzan

Twenty years is a long time. It’s amazing how one person can make two decades absolutely amazing.

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Noise

April 16, 2013 From the Mind of Brian No comments
DAVID L. RYAN, BOSTON GLOBE

Everything happening in Boston yesterday was a bit too much. Too much to process. Too much to remember.

Too much noise.

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The Blinking Cursor

March 13, 2013 From the Mind of Brian No comments
Paper

Blink. Blink.

That damn thing is mocking me again.

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Life as a Telecommuter

March 4, 2013 From the Mind of Brian, Work, Zeros & Ones No comments
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Working from home has gotten a lot of attention in the news recently, especially since the CEO of Yahoo recently announced a policy to end telecommuting at the struggling Internet company. This hits home for me, especially since home is where I do most of my work.

Hi, my name is Brian … and I’m a telecommuter. Read more

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