Comments on: A critique of Malcolm Gladwell http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/presentation-critiques/malcolm-gladwell/ Presentation tips from Olivia Mitchell Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:56:14 +1200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Harriken http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/presentation-critiques/malcolm-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-3536 Harriken Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:59:20 +0000 http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/?p=1306#comment-3536 I love the IQ Slopes. Performance > Achievement I love the IQ Slopes. Performance > Achievement

]]> By: Olivia Mitchell http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/presentation-critiques/malcolm-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Olivia Mitchell Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:25:08 +0000 http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/?p=1306#comment-256 Hi Jeff I think Gladwell is already great at delivery. He's passionate about his topic, he loves to communicate it, he has great energy. No problem there at all. What I'm suggesting is tiny fine-tuning on his content, and reducing his notes. Presenting with Powerpoint as his partner is the major thing he can improve on - if he decides to carry on experimenting with it. But if he decides to never use PowerPoint again - I think that's fine too - he's a great presenter without PowerPoint. And thanks for your comments on my blog. Olivia Hi Jeff

I think Gladwell is already great at delivery. He’s passionate about his topic, he loves to communicate it, he has great energy. No problem there at all. What I’m suggesting is tiny fine-tuning on his content, and reducing his notes. Presenting with Powerpoint as his partner is the major thing he can improve on – if he decides to carry on experimenting with it. But if he decides to never use PowerPoint again – I think that’s fine too – he’s a great presenter without PowerPoint.

And thanks for your comments on my blog.

Olivia

]]> By: Jeff http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/presentation-critiques/malcolm-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Jeff Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:09:10 +0000 http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/?p=1306#comment-255 One of the great things about Malcolm Gladwell is the topics he chooses. I find them fascinating. He is a great presentation paradox. There are lots of things he could do to become much better at presentation delivery. But he is a highly sought-after speaker and I am sure makes a good living from his speaking and writing. That begs the question: Does it make sense for him to spend time perfecting something that he is already extremely successful at? Only he can answer that question. I guess I was ahead of my time. I wrote this about him last December. http://www.mosttoast.com/mosttoast/2007/12/a-perfect-examp.html I love Malcolm Gladwell. He is a fascinating guy. He has a great Web site with a ton of his New Yorker articles on it. http://www.gladwell.com/archive.html I am really enjoying your blog, Jeff One of the great things about Malcolm Gladwell is the topics he chooses. I find them fascinating. He is a great presentation paradox. There are lots of things he could do to become much better at presentation delivery. But he is a highly sought-after speaker and I am sure makes a good living from his speaking and writing. That begs the question: Does it make sense for him to spend time perfecting something that he is already extremely successful at?

Only he can answer that question.

I guess I was ahead of my time. I wrote this about him last December.
http://www.mosttoast.com/mosttoast/2007/12/a-perfect-examp.html

I love Malcolm Gladwell. He is a fascinating guy. He has a great Web site with a ton of his New Yorker articles on it.

http://www.gladwell.com/archive.html

I am really enjoying your blog,
Jeff

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