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2015 My Year in Review
In 2014 I wrote a transparent and honest review of my year for everyone to read. I always wanted it to become a tradition. So here I am...
A naming trick that every freelancer should know
Freelancers deal with rejection all the time. Their ideas are debated, evaluated and - more often than not - refused. In this...
An unexpected social trick I learned running out of business cards at the worst time
Shit happens. I was on the eve of an important conference. I had spend good money, out of my own pocket, to purchase a ticket, travel and...
Micro-preneurs, Super-powers
Sorry Elon, see ya Sergey, bye Zuck: the real super heroes of the startup world are micropreneurs. The startup world is full of dangerous...
How to make your presentations truly memorable
What do you want to achieve when you're presenting? Surely you want to be heard and understood. But what's the goal of your presentation?...
The single best way to end your presentation
Often following your instincts leads to the best results. In presentations, not so much. Every presentation has a high point. After you...
Time to leave for Berghain. Sobering tales on Identity Hygiene
Unit Festival - Unicorns in Tech - Berlin, 8. May 2015 This talk is about #identity. It's about what happened to a friend trying to...
Video Wall Displays and Presentations: this is what you need to know
Presenters need to worry about many issues. There's the quality of their presentation, the efficacy of their delivery, the power of their...
All great presenters have one thing in common: they know when to quit
In my last post I was talking about the fact that nobody will buy 100% of your material 100% of the time, and how that is totally a-ok....
How to understand your audience’s reactions
Transformation in presentations is very dear to me. But I still don't know if I've been able to charge you with my passion and change your...
If TED can FAIL, so can YOU!
What presenters and event organizers can learn from the technical glitches at the recent TED 2015: Truth and Dare in Vancouver. When TED...
An open letter to Seth Godin: let’s save the world from bad presentations
Dear Seth, a few months ago I started looking for an affordable, comprehensive, interactive, non-salesy presentation course to send to...
2014 My year in review
I have seen some great examples of End of Year Review posts, for instance here and here. These great posts made me think about my...
Why Prezi makes you dizzy and how to fix it
A few weeks ago we started a journey into how cinematic techniques can be applied to your Prezis and the response was overwhelmingly...
How to create great technical presentations by avoiding these 5 mistakes
After 10 years or so as a techie, I held two self evident truths: that I was smart enough to go to the office dressed as I wished and that...
When it comes to presentations, what do you struggle with the most?
You can be sure of one thing: you are not alone in in this fight - I had serious problems with my first presentations many years ago. Now,...
How to create a great webinar or a presentation for a video
I love giving presentations! Being in front of your audience, seeing how they transform during the presentation, and answering their...
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Public speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or...
Body language
Body language is a form of mental and physical ability of human non-verbal communication, consisting of body posture, gestures, facial...
Posture (psychology)
In humans, posture can provide a significant amount of important information on nonverbal communication and emotional cues. Psychological...
Climax (narrative)
The climax (from the Greek word “κλῖμαξ” meaning “staircase” and “ladder”) or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest...
Training
Training is the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and...
Sales
A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial...
Business
Business is the activity of making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services)....
Structure
Structure is a fundamental, tangible or intangible notion referring to the recognition, observation, nature, and permanence of patterns...
Learning
Learning is acquiring new, or modifying existing, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences and may involve synthesizing...
Maria Montessori
Maria Tecla Artemesia Montessori (August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout...
Workspace
The term workspace includes all the tools, objects including furniture and buildings that comprise the areas where work is done. Most...
Standing desk
A standing desk is a desk conceived for writing, reading, or working, while standing up or while sitting on a high stool. The term...
Consultant
A consultant (from Latin: consultare "to discuss") is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such...
Subscription Video on Demand
The subscription business model is a business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service....
Video on demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a system which allow users to select and watch/listen to video content on demand. IPTV technology is often used...
Open data
Open data is the idea that some data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from...
Marketing strategy
A marketing strategy shows how to bring a product/service to market by exposing data and assumptions, explaining the positioning and the...
Movie Business
The movie industry is a business ecosystem that brings together industrial (production, finalization), artistic (directing, acting), high...