fall-line and I will whisked away to London from Seattle where we will briefly explore before taking a fast train to Scotland.I’ve been eagerly awaiting an opportunity to visit the land from which so much of my family history (and hair color) comes from. This year we decided that enough is enough - we’re going!Before buying the tickets this evening I was feeling kind of stressed out about the expense of airfare, hotel, car rental, train tickets, whisky and the like….. Weather that subsidy came in the form of a fully expensed business trip or, as with our recent trip to Russia, we were provided with lodging, food and gifts by family members, it significantly reduced the out of pocket expense.

Seth Godin has shared some very good insights on how to use Powerpoint (or Keynote) to deliver an effective and powerful presentation. I feel that his suggestions could have improved nearly every presentation I’ve witnessed or delivered in recent memory. I’ll certainly be rereading this article when it comes time for me to prepare my next deck.