A good presentation doesn't need a teardown. It needs a tune-up. I'm sharing three easy steps to refresh your PowerPoint slides, and the talk that goes with them, without starting over from scratch. I call it LIA.

We lost another legend yesterday. Dolly Parton passed away at the age of 80. 😢

I listened to Dolly growing up, in both my parents’ respective homes. When “9 to 5” came out (the original) I begged my older cousin to take me. So yesterday’s new saddened me.

To say we are living in “interesting times” is an understatement. But what IS interesting is how leaders everywhere are responding to these times. And there are some damn good speeches showing up.

So I started reacting to them. The results are on YouTube. First up - and most popular - Canadian PM Mark Carney.

Thinking on your feet - or, as my clients say, “pivoting”- is a muscle that needs to be developed and worked regularly to stay fit - and to always have that pivot skill ready to go. Here are 4 easy ways (and one challenge!) to build and keep up that think-on-your-feet skill.

I probably shouldn’t say this out loud, but I’m not the hugest fan of AI. I resisted it for a long time. And I do not use it for a majority of my work. And yet - I can’t deny it has saved me time in prepping my talks.

But: Here are the few things it’s okay to use AI for when prepping presentations and speeches.

Are you the best man or maid of honor at an upcoming wedding? Need to give a toast? Or a speech?

I’ve been to too many weddings where the speeches/toasts were obviously not planned, practiced, or prepared.

Don’t be that guy or that girl or that person. Dig in for some easy tips to get you started on your wedding toast.