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by Rajat Mishra
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Two Tips For Data-Heavy Business Presentations
If you listen close enough, data will talk to you. Yet, many data-heavy presentations deliver lots of information but little insight. The audience is inundated …
Are You On The Dance Floor Or On The Balcony?
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the …
Why Color Is The New Black
“Without emotion, there is no beauty.” – Diana Vreeland Colors Bring Joy I remember the festival of Holi! People throwing handfuls of colored powder at …
Apply Shake-Shack’s Secret To Your Next Presentation
“Hospitality is a dialogue” – Danny Meyer I love Shake Shack. On several occasions, I have waited in long lines to savor the Smoke Shack …
Four Elements of Presentation Design
“Bad design is smoke. Good design is a mirror.” – Juan Carlos Fernandez Time to Get Crafty We may not all be artists, but many …
Combating Bias in Business Presentations
The Story Behind an Icon The Sydney Opera House, one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world, had its groundbreaking opening in 1959. Naturally, …
The Lost Art of Asking Questions
“In the word ‘question’ there is a beautiful word- quest.” – Elie Weisel What Happened to Questions? When we ask questions, we embark on an …
What Elvis Reminds Us About Technology Disruption
Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine” – Elvis Presley The corporate world romanticizes competition. Business-school students around the world carry copies of Sun …
How Wabi-Sabi Amplifies Through Simplification
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” – Leonardo da Vinci Wabi-Sabi – a Japanese term – is a form of appreciation for the beauty of simplicity. …
What is George Clooney’s secret to “Effortless Cool”? Sprezzatura.
I have always loved George Clooney: from the doe-eyed Doug Ross in E.R to the smooth Danny Ocean in Ocean’s Eleven to the suave Ryan …