How to Give a TED-Worthy Presentation

The annual TED conference brings together some of the world’s brightest minds and thinkers to share their ideas on topics as diverse as entertainment, design, and science. TED has distinguished itself by offering all of the presentations for free on its Web site, now...

How Steve Jobs Can Help America Win the War

You might have read the front page story of The New York Times on Tuesday, April 27: We Have Met the Enemy and He is PowerPoint. The article details the U.S. military’s obsession with PowerPoint, sometimes to its peril. When General Stanley McChrystal was shown a...

Guy Kawasaki’s Presentation Advice

Alltop co-founder and former Macintosh evangelist, Guy Kawasaki, was profiled in The New York Times. While the interview focused on Kawasaki’s management philosphy, hiring practices and his experience in business, he did reveal a few gems that any speaker,...

Media Training Lessons from iPad Launch

The eyes of the worlds’ press were on San Francisco Wednesday, January 27, as Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a new portable multimedia device, the iPad. Fox Business News and The Wall Street Journal contacted me for insights ahead of the presentation. The...

An Inside Look at the Zappos Experience

Wow your customers the Zappos way! “You name it. I make it happen,” said Roz Searcy when I asked her what she did at Zappos. Roz, who is shuttle driver, receptionist and go-to girl, picked me up from my hotel in Las Vegas for the fifteen minute drive to Henderson,...