I love a good commencement speech. Unfortunately, the graduates are often too tied up in their own thoughts to absorb...
Persuasive Speech
People often blame PowerPoint for bad presentations. I do not. Powerpoint is a fantastic tool, when used to tell a...
If you have the time, every presentation, every topic, can be fine-tuned into a compelling, captivating, and concise masterpiece. Here...
We all want to make an impact. We all want to not only be heard, but we want to influence...
In a knowledge-based society, in knowledge-based work, effective communication is paramount to success. I work within the enterprise software business...
Every topic worth discussing, deserves a good story. Yet, usually, in the world of business, most people just present the...
Many of us have jobs where we "sell" our ideas to others, even though lots of people are not in...
Success in life is simple but expect it will be hard. You have to be up to the challenge. Discipline...
It starts with "We the people..." America is not about one leader dominating the agenda, getting stuff done for the...
Everything is become more complicated and interconnected. When faced with a difficult decision, almost everyone adds more detail, weighs more aspects, analyzes...
Over the years, I have often written about the essential requirement to be 100% committed to whatever you are doing....
The following video is worth watching: it is not about optimism per se, but I have found that if you...
Here is a performance worth watching. Be sure that you have a few minutes without any distractions. I found myself...
Can you think differently? Really creatively? Can you ask "why am I doing things this way?" or "why am I...
It is a crowded world, full of distractions, and it is getting louder all the time. People seem to have...
To be a true optimist who makes an impact, you must believe certain things must improve and that proactive action...
Power is what the world wants. Specifically, power in the form of electricity, because it is efficiently transported and applied...
Are you tired of all the bad news? I am. Between the Eurozone, the newest flu, North Korea's sabre rattling,...
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -- Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo was spot on right when he made this observation. Those...
Why is there such a partisan quagmire in Washington these days? It seems worse than ever before. I can't say...
