Business Insight Zone

This is in line with my other dictum, “Bad meetings: refuse to call or attend them” — of which more later.

For all the well-deserved attention given these days to doing electronic communication better, it’s my firmly held belief that the business world would be much better off if we all paid more attention to how we communicate with our colleagues, clients, peers, et al. in viva voce settings.

Why I’m thinking of this right now: my pal (and fellow Hoover’s editor) Zack alerted me to this excellent primer on giving effective presentations:

Everything I Know About Presentations, I Learned in Theatre School

If you follow Darren Barefoot’s advice to the best of your ability — no matter how humble that ability may be — you can’t help but give better presentations. Which, by the way, can seriously boost your career . . .

Category: The language of business, The working life