Remember the old fable of the ant & the grasshopper? I felt like the Social Media Ant this year. Here are my Top 12 posts of 2018 &

I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy, productive 2019. May you get deliberately tangled up with the best things in life, f

Drawings, even crappy ones like mine, often grab more attention than stock photos. Here's some of my art from the last 18 months or so.

After the Articulus Corporate Storytelling Workshop, you will watch presentations through a different lens. Here are 15 specific things you

Be an advocate. Your audience wants your recommendation, not just your information, so they can make the best decision possible.

During workshops, participants are often uncomfortable applying new skills. That's good! But by the end, they need to be comfortable, co

Innovators tend to be fun, provide new perspectives, and play a much longer game. I've learned a lot from them. Here are some of my Inno

When speaking or presenting, are you hiding behind the podium like it's a shield? Your audience needs to see you.

There are several critical factors in employees using new skills. Manager support is a big one. Here are ways you can support your team afte

Your sales message must change any time your audience, goals, or topic changes. Otherwise it's so broad and general that it won't ha

This weekend marks my 20th anniversary of leaving the Army. The nine years I spent in uniform still deeply impact my beliefs and how I manag

"A picture is worth a thousand words" and "immersive environments are worth a thousand pictures." That's because the

As the impact of automation and AI increases, workers' soft skills will become increasingly valuable and important.

Most of us can learn to be presentation artists - I call them Corporate Storytellers. But don't worry if other groups use this process t

I received a great question at an event last week: "How do I engage the audience in co-creating the solution during my presentations?&q

Here are some ways to strengthen your practice... And if you aren't practicing out loud, it doesn't count.

I get this question. Often. One rule of thumb I often hear is "two minutes per slide. That's BS. Here's what I suggest instead.

Today is the longest day of the year. If you're presenting today, don't make it FEEL like the longest day (or two hours) of the year

If you had to draw YOUR organization's innovation funnel, how would it REALLY look? Here are a few I've seen:

"Who benefits the most from this training?" This is a common question I get from clients. My answer often surprises them.