Structure is what makes communication hang together. It's like the rails that a train runs on. Without them, things wouldn't move very far. If you on….

The future isn't a place that we're going to go, it's a place that you get to create..

The only way to resonate at a level that persuades is to know who you are addressing. If it's true that the Audience is the hero, you need to spend t….

When someone says "that resonates with me" what they are saying is "I agree with you" or "I align with you." Once your ideas resonate with an audienc….

Don't blend in; instead, clash with your environment. Stand out. Be different. That's what will draw attention to your ideas. Nothing has intrinsic a….

All "bad" presentations struggle to keep the audience interested. The audience squirms wishing they could escape. The audience has given the presente….

Presentations are the most amazing persuasion tool available in organizations today.

Spending energy to understand the audience and carefully crafting a message that resonates with them means making a commitment of time and discipline….

President Reagan was a master communicator. In this particular speech he did a brilliant job moving between the stately role of U.S. President and a ….

Practice design, Not Decoration: Don't just make pretty talking points. Instead, display information in a way that makes complex information clear..

To keep people interested, your presentation needs to have contrast. As humans we process contrast. We are assessing "what's the same," "what's diffe….

When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change..

Personal stories are the emotional glue that connects your audience to your message..

The audience does not need to tune themselves to you - you need to tune your message to fit them. Skilled presenting requires you to understand their….

To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word..

In myths and movies, the mentor can play a few roles: they bring the hero a magical gift, teach them how to use a special tool, or help the hero get ….

Words that are carefully framed and spoken are the most powerful means of communication there is..

Ideas need to stand out to be noticed. There is so much noisy information out there that if your message is bland, it won't be heard or acted upon. T….

Audience interest is directly proportionate to the presenter's preparation. You better spend time and energy on any presentations where the stakes ar….

My hope is that design thinking becomes an innovative discipline and not just the trend of the decade. As a nation and globally, we have some of the ….

The only difference between the failure of a great idea and the success of a medocre idea was the way in which the idea was communicated..