e145 – Before the Mic, with Glenn Gibson

Show Notes – Episode #145

• “Before the Mic” is a new book in the presentation space. It focuses on the presentation message and structure – everything that needs to happen before the presenter is ‘before the microphone’ and presenting. This episode Troy, Sandy and Nolan talk with Glenn Gibson, author of “Beyond the Mic” for a very fun, very informative conversation!
  • Glenn, welcome! Give us your background and how you came to the world of presentation.
  • The tagline for the book is “how to compose meaningful, memorable, and motivational presentations.” Let us know about the “compose” in the tagline.
  • Section 1 of the book is “Presentation/Song Theory”. Let’s talk about the 3 letter M’s; Meaningful, Memorable, Motivational. And about Music Theory.
  • Section 2 is Song Structure. Is 3, your favorite number?
  • You define a presentation format you have labelled “Corporate Disease.” Define what ‘corporate disease’ is.
  • Troy, Nolan, Sandy; what is your process of constructing a presentation? Does it align with Glenn’s pencil and paper approach?
  • Section 3 is the Song Process or the JAM Session. Let’s talk about JAM; Jot, Articulate, Make your presentation.

Resources from this Episode:  

• Book on Amazon: Before the Mic
• Saker Contour Duplication Gauge
• Mel Brooks Biography All About Me
• iphone, unlock with apple watch (Settings > Face ID & Passcode). Unbelievable feature for when wearing a face mask!
• Remarkable tablet
• Glenn Gibson, author of Before the Mic
  Website: www.beforethemic.com
  Twitter & Linkedin: @TartanGlenn
  Facebook & Instagram: @beforethemicbook

Special thanks for the episode music, Wild Mountain Thyme, to the Gibson family!

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