Building a Bigger Fire

As the new year begins, I am excited by the prospects of combining our flames to forge new possibilities in professional skills programming.

Along The Way

It has been an honor and a pleasure to forge inspiring stories with you that audiences gleefully retell and join.

The Rule on Repetition in Talks

How many times should I repeat in my talk?

Cinematic Inspirations for Presentations

Although film is a moving medium, its stills are master classes in slide design.

Practicing What I Preach on Slide Design: Start of a Series

Taking one of my own slide decks from when I was a scientific researcher, I’ll start to revise it in a series of posts.

The best title for any slide

Busy slides are noisy slides

Slide Hack: Words as Pictures

Treat text like a graphic element.

Billboards Make Great Slides

Billboards use audiences first design.

Questions About Presentations: A Rarely Asked Question

How many words should I put on each slide?

Questions About Presentations: The Most Frequently Asked

“How many slides should I have?”