Great Film Speeches

Ever want to get the pacing down just perfectly for “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”? Ever feel the need to use Michael Douglas’s “Greed, for the sake of a better word, is good” in your next presentation? Have an occasion to blend “Do you feel lucky, punk?” into your workplace sensitivity training? Well, you’re in luck.

Not Defteri posted an article that lists their favorites for the Top 10 Greatest Film Speeches and Monologues. And as a 4X bonus, they also wrote The Top 40 Greatest Conference Speeches and Keynotes. Don’t have time to watch all these? Then YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH. Oh, I just watched Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan Jessup in a clip from A Few Good Men.

[via A Welsh View]

Shadow Puppets and Sales Presentations

We did a product demo the other day and had a little issue with how the LCD projector connected to our MacBook Pro. As in, it didn’t. So, we had 10 people in the room huddled around a 15-inch screen. I wish I had seen this VW ad with the most amazing shadow puppets ever. Then, in addition to the “JT Brand” finger puppets I always carry in my bag-of-tricks, I could have dazzled the group with a few bunnies and swans on the big screen.

Via the scintillating SwissMiss.

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A Convenient Truth about Communication Techniques

Al Gore has become a master communicator with his An Inconvenient Truth tour. Carmin Gallo does a fabulous job of analyzing what makes it work in his BusinessWeek piece titled Al Gore’s Convenient Truth. Gallo says, “Set politics aside and analyze the former Vice-President’s documentary—it contains five powerful communication techniques for speaking success.”

Squidoo Lens of the Day

Every once in a while, good things happen. Yesterday I got a note from the Lensmaster at Squidoo telling me that a lens I created called Best Presentations Ever was the Lens of the Day. Cool beans. I’ll remember to smile today. I should remember that every day.

TEDTalks and Inspiration

TEDTalksThere are a limited number of minutes in a day, a week, a year, or a lifetime. You won’t waste a single minute watching TEDTalks. There are 42 TEDTalks available as of this writing, and they’re putting more up all the time. A few of my favorites include Majora Carter, Hans Roling, and Ze Frank. I’ve watched all of them once, but I’m going back for a second dose today since the Eagles have a bye week (thankfully) and there’s always time for inspiration.

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