by Dave Hill | May 1, 2012 | Animated Videos, Creative Concepts, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
In April 2012, my 15-year-old son had a homework assignment to develop a PowerPoint presentation on a career he would like to pursue. The goal of the presentation was to conduct research on the education requirements and provide details of the aspects of the career....
by Dave Hill | Jul 17, 2011 | Communication Strategies, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Strong Accent
It was August 1987, and I was working on a sail training ship called Zebu. It had 7 crewmembers and 15 young sail trainees from all over the world. The trainees would rotate at three-month intervals. The ship could hold 13 sails, and there were approximately 150...
by Dave Hill | Apr 11, 2011 | Communication Strategies, Humor, Humor, Presentation Skills, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
In March 2011, I was presenting a one-hour keynote on presentation skills for technical people. I was asked a great question: “Is it appropriate to use humor when delivering presentations to upper management?” The answer is yes. I asked Michael Kerr, award-winning...
