Ever had a client zone out during your new biz presentation or ever lost your own concentration in the middle of a pitch meeting? If so, then Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint could be your saving grace! Its an easy to remember system that is sure to help you get right to the point of your presentation and lose the fluff. The gist: “a PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points”.

Besides having a killer smile, TJ provides some great tips for giving time-limited presentations.

It’s not about Us vs. Them, it is about providing a solution that solves a problem.

I have come to realize that there are two, no maybe three, distinct looks of Dan. There is corporate Dan, designer Dan, and everybody’s best friend Dan.

Coudal Partners has released a humorous piece on the life of a Copy Writer inside the Coudal organization.

There is a terrific article on Designorati called Archaic Language in Modern Contracts: Plain Language vs. Legalese. It provides a wonderful breakdown of the history of legalese, why it should be avoided, and what the essential ingredients are to any contract to make it law biding.

Pat Matson Knapp interviews consultant Joe Grant on what clients really want from their relationships with design firms.

Over the past year I have been collecting inspirational quotes from books I’ve read, magazines I’ve perused, and websites I’ve visited.

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always enjoyed being on stage. It didn’t matter the occasion - school play, spelling bee, talent show, or holiday choral concert were all I think that is why I enjoy ppresentations so much as an adult.

According to TNS Media Intelligence U.S. Advertising Market Grows 4.5 Percent in First Half of 2005 to $70.5 billion.