Business School Presentations

High Expectations . . . Presentation Scrooge?

Expectations that inevitably collapse under the weight of real challenges, real work . . . and in the process of genuine labor, a true generosity of spirit takes root.

Do You Think Like a World-Class Athlete?

The world’s elite athletes train the mind as well as the body. Visualizing success is a technique they use to prepare for competition. I work occasionally with sports psychologists and mental toughness coaches who train athletes in visualization techniques. All of these experts agree that the mind-body connection – healthy or unhealthy – impacts performance tremendously.

What is this Rule of Three?

For a moment, let’s consider this “Rule of Three.” This is always a successful method in structuring the staging portion of your presentation. This means that you select the three main points from your material. Then you structure your show around them. It’s that simple. And it’s powerful. Think about this for a moment. There is something magical about the number three.

How to Stop Talking?

July 5, 2019 Stanley K. Ridgley Most presenters don’t know how to stop talking.

What do You do?

Blank-Mind attacks all of us at one point or another during our business presentation careers. In fact, it happens so often that it might do us some good to think ahead to how we should react to this common presentation malady. Too often, it leads to a presentation meltdown. But it doesn’t have to. Presenters have developed trade tricks to help us past the rough spots.