It’s Always 3

It’s Always 3

“Why is it always three with you Irish?” my English friend Dave said (most days). Three makes a word sound the Irish accent battles to get its tonsils around and in doing so often gets a comment or a confused look. (If you want to hear an Irish accent in...
Start Your Talk Strong: The First 30 Seconds Matter

Start Your Talk Strong: The First 30 Seconds Matter

As any 100M sprinter knows, it’s much harder to win if you get off to a weak start. As I’ve learned, the first 30 seconds of your presentation can determine the rest of the duration as easily as the sprinter’s time off the block. If the first 30 seconds will set the...