Some speakers have a slide for everything: the funny metaphor they’ve just used, the next subject heading. You name it, there’s an accompanying visual. Why? Because they think that’s what you do. Unfortunately, it’s mildly tedious for the audience, but a great source of comfort to the speaker because it’s a support, plus they think that ‘the […]
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The Problem: Fear You’re asked to give a presentation, which fills you with dread. And that’s fine, it’s a normal reaction; standing up in front of people to speak can be stressful, and fearing it is sensible and logical. You must prepare something. But more than that, you must deal with your fear. The Solution: New
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Here’s the trailer for the latest Wolverine* movie. This trailer, however, is not really like a trailer for a superhero movie at all. And that’s really a very good thing indeed. * One of the X-Men, a superhero from Marvel, who also made the phenomenally successful Avengers, Iron Man and Spider-Man movies. Down and Dirty In terms of
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I love the underdog in a story; I find it more satisfying when the hero is someone who isn’t expected to be able to win. Okay, you suspect that Frodo will actually finally defeat Sauron (and that Luke will destroy Darth Vader, and Harry will triumph over Voldemort) because you like a satisfying ending, but their stories are presented in
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Here’s the Trump/Clinton debate from Sunday night, and what appear to be a couple of objective analyses if you don’t want to wade through the Trump, plus an analysis of his speaking style. I’ve watched portions of both candidates’ answers to every question, but the key points of interest from my perspective are all around Count Trumpula*. I don’t
