“I’ve noticed a lot of talk about Powerpoint lately. About how it’s so terrible and how it enables awful presentations. But the problem isn’t Powerpoint, of course. The problem is bad content delivered poorly. I speak for a living, and hear lots and lots of presentations at the conferences I attend. Here are some notes I wrote up for someone who is about to give his first ever public presentation.” (Thanks Communication Nation !)

“While everyone from Warren Buffett to Arthur Levitt says that it’s important for individual investors to read the footnotes in annual and quarterly reports, nobody has ever written a book that spells out exactly what investors need to look for.” And there’s a web site too.

“I get an awful lot of e-mail. Sometimes, people are looking for help with their computers. Some of it is fan mail. Other folks are mad about something I said or wrote. Add to this the barrage of press releases and an occasional blast from the past when a former classmate or ex-boss drops me a note. After facing this tidal wave of electronic words for several years, as well as owning my own business, I’ve developed some strong opinions about e-mail and correspondents.”