To get an to audience make a change in a short presentation you need to know where they already are. Instead of focusing so much on the time slot, we need to focus on the amount of change that is possible in our audience, given the time slot. Find the Red Thread at <a href= "http://TamsenWebster.com">TamsenWebster.com</a>. Resources <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ignitetalks.io/">Ignite 5-minute Talks</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_smith_how_to_use_a_paper_towel"> Joe Smith’s “How to Use a Paper Towel” TED Talk</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzCvlFRISIM">Max Tegmark’s 16-minute talk, “Consciousness is a mathematical pattern” for TEDxCambridge</a></li> <li><a href="http://findyourredthread.com">The Red Thread Worksheet</a></li> </ul>

EP074: The Key to Effective Technical Communication

The Red Thread Podcast: Simple Models for Mastering Change brings you brief, engaging looks at the mental models we use to make meaning -- and how to use them to create and communicate change. Each three- to seven-minute episode features a compelling story, framework, or example of a "red thread" and draws a quick lesson for anyone to use in their business or their life. Find the Red Thread is hosted by Tamsen Webster, Executive Producer of TEDxCambridge and 20-year change and message strategist. You can follow Tamsen on Twitter: @Tamadear.