By Catherine Burns, Editor Catching up on magazine reading from last year, I saw an ad for a book I’d never heard of. I was intrigued, and since my iPad was nearby, I reached for it and investigated the book on Amazon. Five minutes later it was on my Kindle and 24 hours later I […]
Stories Aren’t Just for Storytime
Last Saturday, I attended the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry. This is an annual event that brings together over 1500 people who are friends of Agriculture and many, alumni of Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. As former President of the organization, I look forward to this event each year. At this year’s event, I thought […]
Five Reasons Stories are a Powerful Communication Tool
We all grow up with stories. Stories of our family, stories from our friends and stories we read. There are stories we hear at school, at work, on television and in the movies. Stories are everywhere! And while you’ve been around stories your whole life, you also likely realize that stories have been around forever. […]
Eight Uncommon Approaches to Better Presentations
Somewhere in your organization someone will give a presentation today. It may be you, the person in the next office, or someone who works in another department. Even if you work solo, there are times when you will be the presenter. Few would argue that being able to present effectively – whether you’re presenting to […]