June 7, 2009
As a professional speaker, I’ve learned over the years the importance of a good introduction and how detrimental a bad intro can be to the start of even a good presentation. We’ve all probably been in an audience and experienced an introduction that is in itself a mini-speech. These are the intros that go on and on forever for the sake of… who knows. In extreme cases, the audience begins to grow restless… some want to throw things while others begin chanting, “Hey, we didn’t come to hear you!” The bottom line is that a speaker’s introduction plays a huge role in how the speaker is perceived by the audience (before the speaker ever steps onto the platform). In contrast, a great introduction is worth its weight in gold - long enough to cover the subject but short enough to be interesting (there’s a joke here, but not in this forum).
Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking to the Colorado Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA Colorado) and I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction from Glenn Thayer. Sidebar… speaking to a group of professional speakers …
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May 11, 2009
No more information is necessary… it’s just a polka dot suitcase. Wonder what’s inside?
February 5, 2009
Just walk into any toy store and you’ll see her face on a product label or the side of a box that contains Insta-Snow® (it’s the powder that turns into snow when you add water… but that’s not important). Arianne Heaton was a student of mine at Willow Creek Elementary years ago and today she signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Jacksonville University in Florida. She’s an amazing young lady who excels in everything she does (science too), but her real calling is soccer. Arianne just finished her final U-18 season with Colorado Rush at a New Year’s tournament in Disney World. The girls are all Seniors and will go on to play their final high school season and then it’s on to college.
It’s an exciting day for us to see our “snow girl” embark on the next big adventure of her life as she accepts a wonderful scholarship to play soccer at Jacksonville University. As Arianne was signing the paperwork, her parents, Lisa and Gordon Heaton, realized that they shouldn’t have been as hard on her as a kid for kicking the soccer ball …
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May 7, 2008
I’ve posted socially redeeming information about bubble wrap in the past, but don’t expect that high level of content with this. It’s just fun… and that’s not all bad. Go ahead and click on the bubble wrap. You probably can’t control your urge to pop a bubble - do it!
May 2, 2007
This might be what you’re looking for… the duck! 
