2010: The Year of the Ear
Listening is the new seeing. While in recent years, we have enjoyed a bounty of new ways to visualize data and stories in our presentations, I predict that active and engaged listening will be the hallmark of the year to come. In the business press, plenty of stories describe how social media is upending traditional ideas of how companies relate with their customers. We’ve read how Dell and Zappos

Larry Lessig
In his inimitable style, Larry Lessig speaks about the laws that choke creativity. I post this here for three reasons: I agree with many of Lessig’s points surrounding law and culture. This dialog is important, and has big implications for those of us who use the web as a resource for words, pictures, and media for presentations. Lessig is an excellent storyteller and presenter. Note how he opens: “I am going to tell you three stories on the way to one argument.” Then he proceeds to do so. Watch his screen. Observe how he uses words and pictures as well as the tone and speed of his voice. (Garr Reynolds wrote more about “The