by Stan Phelps | Apr 20, 2022 | Silver Goldfish
Do you know what the secret of life (and presenting) is?That was a question asked by Jack Palance to Billy Crystal in the movie “City Slickers.”Jack plays “Curly” the grizzled old cowboy. Billy plays a New Yorker named “Mitch.”...
by Stan Phelps | Apr 18, 2022 | Silver Goldfish
The SILVER BULLET to be a great presenter is ,..It is the magical elixir and the simple solution for the difficult problem of presenting well …There is no silver bullet.It takes thought, work, and the ability to be different to stand out in a sea of sameness. No...
by Stan Phelps | Apr 12, 2022 | Silver Goldfish
What’s the biggest gift you can give your audience as a presenter…It’s being present. You can’t spell the word presentation without “present.” OK, so we’re not talking about the “gift” kind of presents. But the “being present IN the...
by Stan Phelps | Apr 12, 2022 | Pink Goldfish
A flawed painting of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol may auction for $200 million in May.Flawed? How?The late performance artist Dorothy Podber was visiting “The Factory” in 1964. While in Warhol’s art studio, she asked Andy if she could shoot some of...
by Stan Phelps | Apr 11, 2022 | Silver Goldfish
It’s the only cardinal rule of presenting. And doing THIS has the potential of ruining a great presentation.It’s going OVER. When your allotted time is up, you need to be done. Nothing is more egregious than stealing time from the audience.There is rarely, if...
