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The Glory Sucker

I recently ran into an acquaintance of yours.  No, really, I did.  I’ll leave you guessing for a couple minutes.  But here are a few clues…

It turns out he was assisting a friend of mine who presented at an event.  And I’ll tell you what, he was in top form!  Do you remember being out with someone who consistently stole your punch line or kept pulling the conversation away from you (even knowing that you’d waited MONTHS for this precious opportunity to talk with her!?  For Pete’s sake!  I mean my knees buckled whenever she walked by!  What the…)  I’m sorry.  I digress…

So this acquaintance of yours - this Glory Sucker – is a living irony.  He makes his living “helping” people with their speaking engagements and, ironically, FAR MORE OFTEN THAN NOT ends up spoiling the whole show.  To be fair, I’ve seen him do great things, which is why he keeps getting the calls, but when he’s off…dang!

He often goes by his initials: PP  You probably know him by his stage name: PowerPoint.  read more »

Passionately Speaking

The moment arrives. You begin to speak. Within minutes you notice a few audience members drifting away. A couple are mezmerized by their cell phones, a few are diligently making doodles on your handout and several are giving significant consideration to the cobwebs on the ceiling. “What is going on?” You think back on your preparation…

  • The research is sound.
  • Your slides are just right.
  • The topic is pertinent to the audience.
  • You’ve given some thought to your voice, hands and posture.
  • You even had a good writer check your speech for structure and clarity.

Where did it all go wrong?

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