While it seems simple, it’s really easy to forget: Tell the audience who you are, and why they should listen to you.

Well after the Oscars have finished, I finally saw “Bohemian Rhapsody.” I loved it, but one scene in particular spoke to me.

Of course the New York Times headline “PowerPoint is the Most Effective Way for Kids to Manage their Parents” caught my eye. It’s about presentations.

I had the pleasure of attending a talk by noted therapist, author, and podcaster Esther Perel. She was engaging, funny, and at one point worried that we weren’t listening, because the whole room was so quiet.

It’s not elegant, and it doesn’t have to be. It works.

I love this short video from Joe Lewis. His thoughts on media influencing what stories were told and how they were told made me think about my own presentations,