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Overnight Success Takes 20 Years
The skills you build on the way up are what save you later on
Jul 31 • Trevor Bragdon
Spikes: The 10-Minute Rule for Holding Attention
How to Keep Your Audience from Zoning Out. Good content isn’t enough. If you don’t plan to keep attention, you’ll lose it.
Jul 16 • Trevor Bragdon
How to Use Props That Make Your Message Stick
From keynote stages to one-on-one pitches, these three prop strategies create the kind of moments people remember.
Jun 19 • Trevor Bragdon
Trust Isn’t Measured On a Spreadsheet
Scrolling through X, I saw this tweet: “If a business has a small dish [of candy] by the register it means the company isn’t owned by private equity…
Jun 11 • Trevor Bragdon
Build Trust with a Story
The right story builds trust faster than facts can.
May 29 • Trevor Bragdon
Will, Skill, and Structure
Why do some people get so much done while others spin their wheels and stall out?
May 21 • Trevor Bragdon
How to Create a Persuasive Speech: The Hand Framework
Most presentation advice is either too vague to use or too specific to apply. Here’s a simple framework that actually works—for high-stakes talks…
May 14 • Trevor Bragdon
It’s Not Supposed to Be Easy
We remember “blood, sweat, and tears.” But Churchill actually said something harder. 80 years after WW2, a reminder of what it still takes to build…
May 7 • Trevor Bragdon
Pitch + Persuade
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