jody fransch

Several weeks ago, Seth Godin invited about 60 “thought leaders” to write a page for an ebook called What Matters Now. What Matters Now is the work of the 60 people with big ideas and something to say. This ebook is currently available and I read it over my lunch break today…fantastic! It will inspire you to make some changes in 2010, and to keep doing work that matters. Please download it and share it with your colleagues and friends.

The good news is that the PDF is free. You can view it in the embedded Scribd player above or you can download it here. Inside you will find articles by such writers as:

• Guy Kawasaki
• Tim O’Reilly
• Seth Godin
• Dave Ramsey
• Tim Sanders
• Gary Vaynerchuk
• Martha Beck

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There are many people out there that have really mastered the art of presenting. Steve Jobs is definitely up there with the best of them. He is one of the worlds most admired presenters, with legions of Apple fans waiting for his next appearance. He is definitely one person who can inspire change through presentations.

In his new book, Carmine Gallo reveals to us Steve Job’s presentation secrets. Here is a basic summary of some of the points mentioned in the book.

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Have you ever sat through a bad presentation? Why was it bad? What do you remember about it? Well the answer to that last question is, probably nothing. All you can remember is that it was bad. I came across a really interesting presentation which I think all presenters and public speakers should see. It really shows how we are being killed by bad presentations and gives advice and solutions to making better ones.

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