Since I’m in a mad dash to head out to the big week, I’m short cutting my advice to re-post a few good articles from over on public speaking woes: BNI’s “Conquer Your Fear of Public Speaking”Peter LaMotte’s Blog Post On Getting Over the Fear
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Manager versus Leader Part Duo
Previously I blogged about the traits of a manager versus a leader. Today I was reminded of another comparison from The Source of Leadership. In the recent note, David references the 12 distinctions between a manager and a leader Warren Bennis published almost 20 years ago: Managers administer, leaders innovate Managers ask how and when, Read More
Getting Pysched, and Staying Energetic, for The Big Conference
It’s that time again, conference season! It’s not just any season, it’s when the “big one” occurs – over 8000 higher education administrators, technologists and leaders convene to learn about, this year, measurable performance. As I get ready to head out on my first flight tomorrow (for a partner conference, not the big one just Read More
From Fear to Failure, In Public Speaking
Looks like this is the month of failure. Or shall we say fear turning into failure. So, here are more tips and tricks on getting over that fear to be a grand success: From Al Coddington: “Possess the Venue” – own the room, move around and run this show Determine the need your audience has Read More
April 23 – Present Like Steve Jobs Webinar with Carmine Gallo
I thought I would share information on an upcoming webinar you should consider attending: How to Deliver a Presentation Like Steve JobsWith Carmine Gallo & James HilliardApr 23, 20081:00 p.m.Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific PS – Don’t forget to check out my blog rendition of Carmine Gallo’s 10 tips to speak like Mr. Jobs. PPS Read More
Manager versus Leader
I read a “what do you think” blog post on the Center for Leader Development blog today about the fine difference between “leader” and “leadership”. That got me thinking about the fine difference between “manager” and “leader” and how it relates to effective leadership (and I’ll converse more on leader versus leadership on later posts, Read More
Rhetoric and Speaking Style – What’s Yours?
Since campaign season involves lots of great, and not so great, orations, it’s time to take a brief look at speeches this season so to learn some tips to apply to your own speeches. After reading the article on how Obama changed up his speaking style and rhetoric between different events, and that the “style” Read More
Engaging Presentations = Great Story Telling
You may or may not know that I’ve embarked on yet another “American Dream” and started to write my first novel. I typically teach myself new skills, but I decided this time I would seek appropriate advice on how to write a novel (you can learn more about the wonderful program at SMU here – Read More
Presenting Step 1 – Do You Know Your Audience?
In reflecting on my public speaking career, when I heard about the opportunity to either submit a proposal or was asked to present, I often jumped right into documenting “here’s what I know and can deliver” and started outlining the overview. In recent years, however, I’ve realized that my “marketing” hat needs to come on Read More
What’s Your Opportunity MoJo? Part 4 – Impact!
We’ve looked at 2 of the three components in helping you decide if “this opportunity’s right for you”. So, let’s look at the third – impact. First, you are probably wondering “what do you mean by impact?” Great question. This is really an “eye of the beholder” characteristic – YOU need to define what you Read More