Episode 183: Be Prepared to Speak to an Audience

Episode 183 originally broadcast on December 06, 2008

The School of Business for December 6, 2008

Russ and John work extra hard to present the priced-right show for the business builders. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—appropriate words from Ralph Waldo Emerson; This Week in Business History includes pencils during the French Revolution, the world’s first computer program, integrated circuits and the death of John Lennon; Navigating Business Jargon—acronyms, technospeak and disclaimers; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—TACA Airlines forgets to let passengers off a plane.

Ray Thompson of WPNT & Assoc.

Russ visits with Ray Thompson, a principal with Wixted Pope Nora Thompson & Assoc., a firm specializing in business communications training and strategic counsel. It’s a tough audience out there—Thompson discusses public affairs, crisis management and other challenges facing today’s companies.

Flashback - Bhaskar Roy, Qik.com

Russ revisits his interview last summer with Bhaskar Roy, co-founder and vice president of product marketing at Qik.com. Qik lets contributors use their cell phone to stream video live directly to the Qik website or to their Facebook and MySpace.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Key Performance Indicators

Greg Price defines Corporate Financial DNA and explains how to use these metrics to gauge performance, improve your company efficiency and maybe even put money in your pocket.