A couple years ago I was asked to speak at a conference in Chicago. I prepared, in traditional journalistic fashion, by doing everything at the last minute and then walked into the event expecting a ...

One of the biggest challenges when giving a presentation or speaking in public is feeling self-conscious. Similarly, the worst presenters seem too self-absorbed and self-promoting. Presentation expert ...

The book 'Who the F?ck Are You' by Harinder offers a bold guide to escaping professional invisibility and finding one's ...

As I point out in my Amazon.com bestseller, Straight Talk for Success, successful people create positive personal impact. If you want to create positive personal impact, you need to do three things: 1 ...

We all give presentations in our work and lives, whether it's a one-on-one meeting with your boss or a lecture to a room full of people. Psychology Today offers a great guide to giving a successful ...

A high focus on self-presentation was associated with female gender, higher extraversion, lower emotional stability, more frequent alcohol consumption, and having tried tobacco. Given the association ...

You’ve been tinkering with your slides for hours and you think you’ve got every detail of your presentation just right – the visuals are understated but compelling, the text minimal, the flow logical.

Meeting someone for the first time always presents challenges when you’re trying to put your best foot forward. You want to be seen as favorably as possible, but how far would you go to make that ...