Share your knowledge. Refusing to help others is rarely a good thing. Holy Scripture, Batman A significant example of sharing knowledge is William Tyndale’s translation of part of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into English in 1526. The printing of this text allowed ordinary people to bypass the priests and monks to interpret the information […]
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I’m brilliant – did you know that? I used to play stand-up comedy clubs with some pretty big names. I’ve given some great talks and written some brilliant blog posts. Impressed? Recently I’ve seen a few speakers start with all their amazing achievements to validate themselves. However, it turns me off; I’ve granted them the
What’s On the Menu? I see a lot of presentations with too much content, presented badly, and without consideration of what the audience wants. Yuck. I think it’s useful to think of a presentation as a plate of food: what you often get is the equivalent of a school dinner: unoriginal, over-cooked, and made with boring ingredients. what
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Are you a good networker? Do you enjoy networking events? I find that they’re a lottery, with the ominous risk of being cornered by someone without: the empathy to see I’m not enjoying their relentless self-promotion. any interest in what I have to say. But if (like me)* you’re self-employed, then you have to network, right? Well, it
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Pitching or presenting? Just give me the good stuff, please. A great fighter won’t prance about trying to be impressive before engaging; they’ll end the conflict as quickly as possible, with minimum effort. I don’t need to know how wonderful you are, or the background on how you came to be here today. Communicate the
