Dear Meetings: Please Suck Less
Right now, I’m seeing an awful lot of interest in coaching as it applies to the simple task of meetings – clearly communicating your points, and leveraging them as an opportunity to convey executive presence. People are beginning to sense that He/She who holds our attention, respects our time, and our needs for information and [...]
Jon Stewart & PowerPoint. Heaven on Earth.
In what may be the best anti-PowerPoint rant I’ve seen yet (THANK YOU @nchsmith for sending it my way), Jon Stewart takes a moment to examine the US Military’s strategy in Afghanistan via the PowerPoint slide presented to General McChrystal when he took over 10 months ago. My favorite part of Stewart’s rant is when [...]
Empowering Women in Public Speaking
Social Media guru JD Lasica interviewed me a few months back at Girls In Tech’s Santa Cruz retreat about the topic of women and public speaking. This is a subject near to my heart, and I’m on a mission to make sure women become more prominent players in the conference speaking circuit. So please enjoy, [...]
In Search Of: The Real Mark Zuckerberg
In the wake of this week’s F8 Conference, where Facebook gathered an ungodly number of frothing developers to talk about the fate of the social web, we got to see another example of Mark Zuckerberg on stage. As Kara Swisher has so infamously joked, Mark is not exactly known for his on stage antics, so [...]
For over 15 years, Bronwyn Saglimbeni has worked with clients to improve their public speaking and media relations skills, challenging them to bring out more of themselves in their communications. Bronwyn is known for her playful, irreverent approach to coaching, combined with her knack for delivering "tough love" in a way that allows executives to achieve true breakthroughs.