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If Nothing Moved, Did Anything Happen?
If Nothing Moved, Did Anything Happen? Your "best" presentations might accomplish nothing at all. Eric Harris July 31, 2026 Ask the Only Question That Pays Stop worrying about whether you’re a good presenter. Not because the answer would flatter you. Because it’s the wrong question. You’re the medium. The idea is the thing traveling through…
Read MoreWhat Happens in the Silence
What Happens in the Silence What if your bravest move isn't something you say? Eric Harris July 24, 2026 Most leaders can't stand three seconds of silence. They ask a genuinely good question. Then, before anyone can breathe, they rescue it. They answer it themselves, or stack a second question on top, or laugh and…
Read MoreThe Pronoun Problem
The Pronoun Problem Why the story that worked in room one is tanking in room four. Eric Harris June 19, 2026 The Idea Was Good. The Campaign Wasn't. Getting a great idea across an organization is rarely a single conversation. It's a budget meeting with your VP. Then a working session with the team leads…
Read MoreA Field Guide to Life After Decks
A Field Guide to Life After Decks What recovery from DeckPendency looks like in the wild Eric Harris June 05, 2026 The clicker. The question. Daniel is forty-two seconds into a question he didn't expect. His thumb is on the clicker, poised to advance. Slide nine is loaded. Slide nine is good. Slide nine features…
Read MoreProjections of People
Projections of People The audience you think you're addressing might exist only in your head. Eric Harris May 22, 2026 You Decided Who They Were Here’s a hard pill to swallow on a Friday: the audience you prepared for almost never shows up. Some other audience does. They sit in the same chairs, eat the…
Read MoreThere’s a Braver Presenter in You
There's a Braver Presenter in You The Campfire Method is available today Eric Harris May 05, 2026
Read MoreThe Campfire is Lit
The Campfire is Lit The circle is open. Eric Harris April 10, 2026
Read MoreThe Tool is not the Work
The Tool is not the Work The rubric has been wrong for forty years Eric Harris March 27, 2026 The Surgeon, not the Scalpel A scalpel is a scalpel. In the hands of a surgeon, it saves lives. In the hands of a mortician, it prepares a cadaver. In the hands of a biologist, it…
Read MoreThe Tool That Ate the Room
You’ve likely been taught a good presentation requires a good deck. That slides organize your thinking. They give people something to look at. They signal preparation. You open your laptop, pull up the file, and begin. “Can everyone see my screen?” But have you ever really thought about what the screen does to the audience…
Read MoreThe Presentation Paradox
The Paradox Nobody Talks About We mapped out the actual, messy, adrenaline-soaked reality of what happens when we need to sell an idea that matters. Here’s what we know to be true: It’s an idea economy. Nothing in business happens unless someone offers a solution to a challenge. No matter how brilliant you are at…
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