Category Archives: Presentation Ideas

Shakespeare is an inexhaustible source of presentation themes and ideas, including starters, epilogues and quotes that can revive the spirit of the audience. A well placed quote at the beginning of a presentation catches the attention and at the end it may be what triggers the applause. Relatively few people realize that in a presentation you cannot have form without substance, but substance without form can kill the effect. In the book “Your Daily Shakespeare” there are more than 10,000 instances of how to adapt a Shakespearean quote to any situation, including, of course, hundreds of examples usable in presentations.

Devil and Politics

Posted on February 23, 2012 by jimmie

“The devil knew not what he did when he made man politic; he crossed himself by ‘t.” (Timon of Athens act 3 sc.3) Tips for Use. This truth has literally hundreds if not thousands of daily verifications especially inside the political-financial-military complex. To name a few examples, wholesale destruction of countries and people in the Read More

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Greed, Power and Consequences

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jimmie

Then every thing includes itself in power, Power into will, will into appetite; And appetite, an universal wolf, So doubly seconded with will and power, Must make perforce an universal prey, And last eat up himself.” (Troilus and Cressida act 1, sc. 3) Tips for Use. Optimal words to concisely describe the structure of power. Read More

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Agreement, enthusiastic endorsement

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jimmie

May I never To this good purpose, that so fairly shows, Dream of impediment. (Antony and Cleopatra act 2 sc. 2) Tips for Use.Answer to ‘Do you agree?’, particularly if the agreement is an important compromise. Especially applicable in a political or diplomatic setting. Two parties historically and notoriously at odds with each other finally Read More

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Your political enemy makes extraordinary statements (i.e. lies)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by jimmie

“A lioness hath whelped in the streets; And graves have yawn’d, and yielded up their dead.” (JC.2.1) Tips for Use. Question the veracity of   your adversary’s statements by pointing to the their improbability. For example, “… And now you will also tell me that a lioness hath whelped in the streets and graves have yawned Read More

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How are you? Alternative answer

Posted on February 19, 2012 by jimmie

“Like to the time of the year between the extremes Of hot and cold, he was nor sad nor merry.” (Antony and Cleopatra 1.5) Tips for use. How many times in a day are are we asked, “How are you?”- the quintessential conversation opener even if the inquirer couldn’t care less about our mental or Read More

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Easy instructions…..easy installation, implementation etc.

Posted on February 17, 2012 by jimmie

“ … Put not yourself into amazement how these things should be. All difficulties are but easy when they are known. (Measure For Measure act 4 sc. 2) Tip for Use. Answer or comment to an expression of amazement or incredulity. The second part of the quote, “All difficulties are but easy when they are Read More

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May I ask you a question? (answer to)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by jimmie

“Ask me what question thou canst possible, And I will answer unpremeditated.” (King Henry VI part 1, act 1, sc. 2) Tips for Use. Answer to ‘May I ask you a question?’ Especially useful when you sense beforehand that the question may be mildly embarrassing or deal with a somewhat sensitive issue. The mild irony Read More

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Why do you need a Raise

Posted on February 13, 2012 by jimmie

“I can get no remedy against this consumption of the purse; borrowing only lingers and lingers it out, but the disease is incurable.” (KHIV.p2.1.2) Tip for Use. Often employers temporize on giving you a raise and wait when you will gather enough gumption to broach the subject. Even so, they may ask you why do Read More

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Performance Review

Posted on February 11, 2012 by jimmie

IAGO. Will you hear me Roderigo? RODERIGO. Faith, I have heard too much; for your words and performance are no kin together.” (OTH.4.3) Tips for Use. Extract, ‘Your words and performance are no kin together.’ Good for a politician fighting the incumbent or for a performance review of an employee who talks big but acts Read More

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But Yet, Objections Direct or Indirect

Posted on February 7, 2012 by jimmie

“I do not like ‘but yet’, it does allay The good precedence: fie upon ‘but yet’, ‘But yet’ is as a jailer to bring forth Some monstrous malefactor.” (AC.2.5) Tips for use. When she is almost ready to say yes but there is still some hesitation expressed by “but yet”. Or in any occasion where Read More

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