For more than ten years, I have helped pharmaceutical and medical device companies to prepare for, and to present at, FDA Advisory Committee meetings (one of the final crucial, steps in the drug/device approval process).

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I started blogging in 2002. Before Breaking Murphy's Laws (see above) I had:

The Eyes Have It -- My first blog. It was devoted (mainly) to visual communications in the pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare sectors. Now on semi-permanent hiatus.

Visual Being -- A group weblog I co-founded dedicated to sharing resources that can help anyone involved in any aspect of the presentation process achieve better results.

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  • What did you say?
    Here’s a gem from meeting planner Deborah Elias’ piece describing the challenges she faced in putting together 3 events in 3 nights: Never assume your vendors will share information, even among their own staff. Always verify that the appropriate people receive firsthand information for accuracy, then follow-up with a thorough conference call. Despite its [.. […]
  • Recovery Room
    In his post “How To Recover From A Speaking FAIL,” Tom Webster recounts a typical story of hardware failure, offers some thoughtful recovery advice, and still manages to coin my new favorite neologism: “laptopocalypse”. I gave a keynote right before lunch on how to think about data, and I was rolling right along when […]
  • Sticker Shock
    Pack a backup? What for? I can always by one when we get there. It’s not like we’re going into the wilderness. I mean, how much can they jack up the price. It’s not going to cost so much that if impacts the budget. Sharing: del.icio.us Twitter Categories: Post-presentation, Pre-presentation, Problems with Budget, Problems with Equipment, Problems with Venue […]
  • Entire Content
    David Craig’s post “Dealing with Tech Failure” includes, along with a couple other good tips,  a reminder of what it really requires to be completely prepared for video failure during your presentation.: Video in a presentation is a tricky proposition even if everything works properly. Anything more than a short clip gets tedious for […]
  • Overheard on Twitter: Hot Stuff
    It’s always important to have water at the podium. When the AC is out, it’s crucial. No AC @hopeinGod tonight. 86° on the stage before lights up & warmer in the booth. #OldeTimeyChurch night. By God's grace we get to gather!— Jonathan Davis (@JAD77) July 7, 2012 Sharing: del.icio.us Twitter Categories: Overheard on Twitter, Pre-presentation, Problem […]
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