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Eric Harris

Persuade with Presence

You Handed Them a Puzzle and Called it a Pitch

Feb 20, 2026

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6 min read

You Handed Them a Puzzle and Called it a Pitch

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

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Persuade with Presence

The Real Saboteur

Feb 13, 2026

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7 min read

The Real Saboteur

Accepting conventions puts your high-stakes presentations in jeopardy

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Persuade with Presence

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Conversation > Presentation

Feb 6, 2026

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7 min read

Conversation > Presentation

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

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Persuade with Presence

You Are the Medium Now

Jan 30, 2026

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7 min read

You Are the Medium Now

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

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

PowerPoint Alternatives

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Why Slides Feel Safe (and Why They Fail)

Jan 23, 2026

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7 min read

Why Slides Feel Safe (and Why They Fail)

Half a billion people can’t all be wrong... but they might be stuck.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris
Aesop Knew What's Up

Jan 16, 2026

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7 min read

Aesop Knew What's Up

What can we learn from the god-tier fablist?

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Storytelling Techniques

Looking Back and Forward

Jan 9, 2026

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6 min read

Looking Back and Forward

Ancient Roman inspiration for your 2026 vision presentation

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

PowerPoint Alternatives

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Ditch the Deck. Get to Yes.

Dec 19, 2025

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7 min read

Ditch the Deck. Get to Yes.

How one leader bucked convention for buy-in.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Storytelling Techniques

The Transaction is the Reward, Not the Goal

Dec 12, 2025

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7 min read

The Transaction is the Reward, Not the Goal

Closing the deal is just proof.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Leverage Your Environment

Get Time on Your Side

Dec 5, 2025

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7 min read

Get Time on Your Side

When you present matters as much as what you present

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Storytelling Techniques

Get "Butts in Seats" for Your Vision

Nov 21, 2025

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9 min read

Get "Butts in Seats" for Your Vision

Tear a page from Hollywood with the Movie Trailer framework.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Storytelling Techniques

Boil it Down. Make it Sticky.

Nov 14, 2025

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4 min read

Boil it Down. Make it Sticky.

Keep it simple (syrup).

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Storytelling Techniques

Familiarity > Originality

Nov 7, 2025

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6 min read

Familiarity > Originality

To connect with an audience, don't reinvent the wheel.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Persuade with Presence

Don't Cook Dinner in the Dark

Oct 31, 2025

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7 min read

Don't Cook Dinner in the Dark

Why leaders need a real rehearsal process

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Persuade with Presence

Demystifying Executive Presence

Oct 24, 2025

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5 min read

Demystifying Executive Presence

The elusive characteristic is practice, not polish.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Storytelling Techniques

Stop Pitching. Start Quantifying.

Oct 17, 2025

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6 min read

Stop Pitching. Start Quantifying.

3 steps to make your ideas impossible to ignore

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

PowerPoint Alternatives

Are You DeckPendent?

Oct 10, 2025

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6 min read

Are You DeckPendent?

8 truths to help you (and your team) spot the signs and start the recovery.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Leverage Your Environment

Make the Environment Your Ally

Oct 3, 2025

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5 min read

Make the Environment Your Ally

Great presenters don't leave time, location, or atmosphere to chance.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Storytelling Techniques

Orchestrate Your Next Presentation

Sep 26, 2025

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4 min read

Orchestrate Your Next Presentation

Unlock the storytelling secrets of the sonata.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

PowerPoint Alternatives

Most Presentations Don’t Need Slides.

Sep 19, 2025

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8 min read

Most Presentations Don’t Need Slides.

Your audience doesn’t want another deck.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

PowerPoint Alternatives

Breaking Free from Deck Addiction

Sep 12, 2025

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6 min read

Breaking Free from Deck Addiction

Slides feel safe. That’s the problem.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

PowerPoint Alternatives

Peer Pressure? Just say no to slides.

Sep 5, 2025

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4 min read

Peer Pressure? Just say no to slides.

A small word that makes a big difference.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

PowerPoint Alternatives

Stay Vigilant.

Aug 29, 2025

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6 min read

Stay Vigilant.

A cautionary tale about pizza, slide decks, and betrayal.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Storytelling Techniques

The Three Levels of Storytelling Every Leader Must Master

Aug 22, 2025

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5 min read

The Three Levels of Storytelling Every Leader Must Master

Many leaders blur the line between anecdotes, stories and narratives.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris

Storytelling Techniques

Story is Our Meaning-Making Engine

Aug 15, 2025

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8 min read

Story is Our Meaning-Making Engine

It's how our brains decide what matters.

Eric Harris
Eric Harris
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