• You are the message.
  Public speaking need not be
  Death by PowerPoint.

• Tell them what you’ll say.
  Story. Point. Repeat three times.
  Tell them what you said.

• Ten – Twenty – Thirty.
  Guy Kawasaki guides us
  To receive applause.

• Image hurricane.
  One idea at a time.
  Ninety Lessig slides.

• Gripping the lectern.
  Words all forgotten. No notes.
  Terror realized.

• Cluttered images?
  Apply the master’s wisdom -
  Presentation Zen.

Your turn! Please share your best public speaking haiku.

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Andrew Dlugan is the editor and founder of Six Minutes. He teaches courses, leads seminars, coaches speakers, and strives to avoid Suicide by PowerPoint. He is an award-winning public speaker and speech evaluator. Andrew is a father and husband who resides in British Columbia, Canada.