Recommended reading, vol. 1
AUGUST 19 - ISSUE #1
Nathanael Yellis
Politics + Marketing + Tech // How to be human through all of it.
Top reads from this week in tech + politics + simplicity + leadership.
Why I Bike to Work
In 2016, I moved to suburban Atlanta. Suddenly, I vaguely wanted to buy an SUV. A lot of people had them, and the idea of sitting in a leather recliner while driving...
How we developed the tech talk for the 2015 Sentinel Summit
We started with an outline: a set assumptions about who the audience was, what they needed, and the message we wanted them to hear.
Great video about how to work
A great product email
I use Buffer to schedule some of my social posts. (I'm special, but for other reasons: 2.4 million people also use Buffer.)
Making a Presentation: How I Created My Marketo Summit Presentation
People seem to think my presentations look nice. They sure don't start out that way. The ugly phase is critical to getting it nice.
Breaking the Mold: OYP's "Confessions of a Public Speaker" Episode
We're now past the ten episode mark at Own Your Platform. My biggest challenge has been making the format consistent. I think a podcast that has recurring features, where listeners know the structure of what's coming, if not the content itself, is ideal.
Hold your questions until the end: customizing my style for a interrupting audience
One of my goals for 2015 is to present to an audience once a quarter. Owning your platform is something I coach people to do, and by practicing the art myself, my coaching stays well-informed.
The Judge is Always Right
In our latest episode of Own Your Platform, Isaiah and I talked about the aphorism the judge is always right.