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Stop making slides and start telling stories that light a fire for your idea.


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Persuade with Presence

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Other People's Scars

Other People's Scars

The advice is real. The experience behind it isn't yours.

Apr 3, 2026

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PowerPoint Alternatives

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The Tool is not the Work

The Tool is not the Work

The rubric has been wrong for forty years

Mar 27, 2026

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Persuade with Presence

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We, Not You

We, Not You

One syllable that decides whether your audience follows

Mar 20, 2026

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PowerPoint Alternatives

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The Tool That Ate the Room

The Tool That Ate the Room

Your idea deserves respect, not safety.

Mar 13, 2026

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6 min read

Persuade with Presence

The Presentation Paradox

The Presentation Paradox

Selling ideas is difficult. Story isn't easy, but it's the way.

Mar 6, 2026

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7 min read

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Your Idea is a Force of Nature

Your Idea is a Force of Nature

Start treating it like one.

Feb 27, 2026

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5 min read

Persuade with Presence

You Handed Them a Puzzle and Called it a Pitch

You Handed Them a Puzzle and Called it a Pitch

Three moments where the habitual, default move can cost you everything.

Feb 20, 2026

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6 min read

Persuade with Presence

The Real Saboteur

The Real Saboteur

Accepting conventions puts your high-stakes presentations in jeopardy

Feb 13, 2026

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7 min read

Persuade with Presence

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Conversation > Presentation

Conversation > Presentation

A true story about decision makers and the pressure from pitching.

Feb 6, 2026

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7 min read

Persuade with Presence

You Are the Medium Now

You Are the Medium Now

When you ditch the deck, your idea travels through you.

Jan 30, 2026

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7 min read