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Inviting the Audience In: Why Interaction Is the Key to Lasting Impact in Scientific Presentations

Oct 29, 2025

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Inviting the Audience In: Why Interaction Is the Key to Lasting Impact in Scientific Presentations

How to make your scientific presentations feel alive through connection, curiosity, and conversation

Michael Shehane
Marwa Zafarullah, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Michael Shehane, +1

ClarityofSpeech

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The STEP Framework: Turning Conversation Into Co-Creation

Oct 18, 2025

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4 min read

The STEP Framework: Turning Conversation Into Co-Creation

How to move from tension to shared progress when the stakes are high

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

LeadtheRoom

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How Trust and Context Turn “No” Into Collaboration

Oct 10, 2025

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5 min read

How Trust and Context Turn “No” Into Collaboration

The second step in the Arc of Influence: knowing when to listen, align, and act.

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

ConvinceWithoutControl

The Arc of Influence: Persistence After No

Oct 2, 2025

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5 min read

The Arc of Influence: Persistence After No

How leaders move past “no” without force or frustration

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

LeadtheRoom

What Makes a Career Take Off

Sep 25, 2025

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4 min read

What Makes a Career Take Off

Showing up before you feel ready is the first step that changes everything

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

LeadtheRoom

+3

The Mystery Solved: Leading Panels That Move People

Sep 19, 2025

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9 min read

The Mystery Solved: Leading Panels That Move People

Balancing Preparation, Presence, and People in Your Next Panel Discussion

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

ClarityofSpeech

+1

Leading with Clarity in the Age of AI

Sep 4, 2025

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7 min read

Leading with Clarity in the Age of AI

AI as Your Partner in Clear Thinking and Clear Speaking

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

ClarityofThought

Distance Creates Clarity in Work Meetings

Aug 29, 2025

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5 min read

Distance Creates Clarity in Work Meetings

AI-powered transcript analysis helps busy professionals gain distance, see their communication habits, and run sharper meetings.

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

ClarityofThought

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Clarity of Thought in the Age of AI

Aug 22, 2025

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7 min read

Clarity of Thought in the Age of AI

How to notice the fog before it clouds your company's communication

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

ConvinceWithoutControl

Prompting the Audience to Care: A Skill Every Scientist Needs Outside the Lab

Aug 15, 2025

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6 min read

Prompting the Audience to Care: A Skill Every Scientist Needs Outside the Lab

To bring people to the science, meet them where they are first.

Michael Shehane
Marwa Zafarullah, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Michael Shehane, +1

LeadtheRoom

Why Engineers Should Learn to Communicate Like Executives (Yes, You)

Aug 8, 2025

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5 min read

Why Engineers Should Learn to Communicate Like Executives (Yes, You)

Because building the future isn’t enough—someone has to explain it.

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane

AI

AI Taught Me Shakespeare. It Also Taught Me About Being Human (Part 1 of 3)

Jul 24, 2025

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5 min read

AI Taught Me Shakespeare. It Also Taught Me About Being Human (Part 1 of 3)

How reading all of Shakespeare with the help of AI turned confusion into curiosity and made the plays feel more human than ever.

Michael Shehane
Michael Shehane
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