“Regardless of presenting style, those of us who use Microsoft PowerPoint must adhere to the elemental rule that when you present, slides must be moved forward. Yes, there are still some presenters who advance their PowerPoint slides by pushing the space bar or the arrow key on their laptops. But presenting this way chains a presenter to the podium or table on which the laptop sits. A better option is to advance your slides with a remote control device, preferably your own.”

Again and again I run across quotes from people who most would consider geniuses in their field that offer variations on this same theme — ‘I learn most from screwing up.’ … Not only are mistakes a great source of insight that we can apply to next steps in our journey, sometimes they’re absolutely required to make us stop and listen.”