In the first chapter, Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, renowed scholar of Portuguese linguistics, travels to America to give a lecture. But due to a mixup, his hosts believed they were inviting an expert on sausage dogs. Too shy to correct them, von Igelfeld makes up his mind to speak about sausage dogs...
When I read it I doubled over in laughter. But at the end of the day it reminds you far better than any "serious" book what makes for an effective presentation: humility, confidence, and putting yourself in your audience's head.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Finer-Points-Sausage-Dogs/dp/14000...
In the first chapter, Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, renowed scholar of Portuguese linguistics, travels to America to give a lecture. But due to a mixup, his hosts believed they were inviting an expert on sausage dogs. Too shy to correct them, von Igelfeld makes up his mind to speak about sausage dogs...
When I read it I doubled over in laughter. But at the end of the day it reminds you far better than any "serious" book what makes for an effective presentation: humility, confidence, and putting yourself in your audience's head.