The Musician’s Guide to Public Speaking
Many of us arts admin types were performing artists in a former life. So when we get called upon to speak to patrons/donors/staff/colleagues/board members, we welcome the opportunity to be in front of people, right? Uh, right… If you find yourself a reluctant spokesperson for your company or brand, I encourage you to use your musician chops to shape and polish your public speaking skills. Embrace the Silence Was it Debussy who reminded us that ...
Crossing the Streams
Wynton Marsalis gets it. For the second year in a row, we rang in the new year with a livestream from Jazz at Lincoln Center, the late set with Marsalis and his quintet. No need for Dick Clark’s New Ryan Seacrest Eve or any of the other nearly identical broadcast network offerings–now we have a choice, thanks to the internet. More to the point, this was a concert I might not otherwise have seen. I live ...
Creating Awesome Infographics
Infographic: ˌinfōˈɡrafik/ (Noun) a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data. So, yes, pie charts and venn diagrams are certainly in the infographic field. But, there are snazzier ways of jazzing up an infographic. If you’re not quite as handy at Adobe, but want some gorgeous graphics to send to the board, audience, or funder, try out Piktochart. A few minutes on here and some beautiful things have ...
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