End Self-Sabotage . . .
Stanley K. Ridgley Self-defeating behaviors come in many forms, but negative self-talk is one of the chief culprits. This is especially prevalent in our business presentations. We sabotage our own...
View ArticleDon’t Hate Presentations
Stanley K. Ridgley If you are like most of the 1.3 million English-speaking business school population worldwide, you doubtless have issues with your business school and its treatment of presentations,...
View ArticlePowerful Presentation Words: “This means that . . .”
Stanley K. Ridgley “This means that . . .” These three powerful presentation words hold incredible promise and potential for your business presentation. And yet they go missing more often than not....
View ArticleSecrets of Strategic Thinking Skills – VIDEO
Stanley K. Ridgley Are there secrets to Strategic Thinking? Yes . . . and no. They aren’t secrets if you know them. And they are not magical. They are quite mundane in fact, and this disappoints...
View ArticleBusiness Presentation Skills for a Strong Personal Brand
Stanley K. Ridgley What is left about business presentation skills that anyone would want to read in a blog? What is there left to say? After two or three posts? Doesn’t that cover it? That’s the...
View Article“What’s the job market like?” That’s the Wrong Question
Stanley K. Ridgley Asking “What’s the job market like?” is the wrong question. Let’s say you get an answer. What, exactly, will you do with the answer? Hmm? What? It’s reminiscent of the young man who...
View ArticleGreat Business Presentation Sites
Stanley K. Ridgley You have arrived at the most important website on the internet . . . . . . on delivering the great business presentation in business school. In fact, it’s the only site in the world...
View ArticleBad Presenting . . . the Business Ritual of Pain
Stanley K. Ridgley Is there some law, somewhere, that dictates that business presentations must constitute a painful business ritual? Boring. Barren. Bereft of Excellence. Given the number of long,...
View ArticleI Recommend this Presentations Book
Stanley K. Ridgley A bit of prelude . . . I teach at a university business school in Philadelphia and have been coaching student presentations for years. My own book The Complete Guide to Business...
View Article“I never get an interesting topic”
Stanley K. Ridgley “I never get an interesting topic.” I hear this lament more often that I care to. No more vintage whine or self-sabotage exists than this one, uttered in ignorance of its true...
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