Find your four minutes

Find your four minutes

For the most part, life is like a Choose Your Own Adventure novel — you can be anything you want to be, meet anybody you want to meet, and live anywhere you want to live. But achieving any of these goals is going to take effort, dedication, and hard work; much...
Dress to impress(ion)

Dress to impress(ion)

I’ve always appreciated a sharply dressed individual. Whether male, female, or nonbinary, the way you dress says a lot about you. For example, a non-athlete wearing a sports jersey portrays their love for athletics as well as their favorite sports team....
Dump the backup slides.

Dump the backup slides.

In all the presentations I’ve sat through, I’ve begun to notice an odd peculiarity. If you’re very lucky, and the speaker is just careless enough, you can glimpse a set of secret slides. It’s true! Keep an eye out for them. They typically...
My friend is a webcam

My friend is a webcam

On a given day, I sit 600 miles away from my closest colleague. Despite the distance, however, we are able to communicate instantaneously thanks to the hardware and software developed to support the work-from-home (WFH) movement. Platforms like Zoom, Teams, and Skype...
Who is your audience really listening to?

Who is your audience really listening to?

In my career, I’ve presented in front of a wide variety of audiences. From wedding speeches and dissertation defenses to 4-star generals and middle school classrooms, I’ve seen it all. I’ve seen audiences pick fights with the presenters in Academia,...