The talk that made your brain work too hard

This year, resolve to share your ideas better — with one sentence, one design, and a little more space.

A Tale of Two Artowrks

When speakers introduce themselves like they’re receiving an oscar, something breaks in the room.

We’ve all been to conferences where the slides tried to kill us.

Dual coding can help—or completely derail your talk.

I prepared obsessively. I still forgot some lines. And it was still a success.

Tomorrow I’ll walk on stage with no slides, just a story I know by heart. Here’s how I learned it.

If you raise a question, you better answer it. Let’s talk about payoffs and Chekhov’s gun.

Let’s stop killing curiosity with title slides that scream “This will be boring.” Here’s what to do instead.

Your audience is still processing. Don’t rush the next slide.

TED-style delivery can inspire - or erase you. Here’s how to stand out without selling out.

You set the tone. Even before the first word.

Take a moment and breathe

Danger - high voltage

Fancy an HSP?

Talk to me, Goose!

You can do it the way it’s always been done. Or you can do something different — something unforgettable.

You quote Star Trek. Blank faces. Here’s why our go-to references often fail — and what to do instead.