Transform Your Presentation Skills

Hello and welcome back to The Modern Scholar Podcast—I’m glad you’re here and I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful holiday season. Welcome to SEASON THREE of the show! It’s hard to believe we are here already, and to kick things off I have a wonderful and inspiring episode to share with you today, featuring my new friend Steve Hughes!

Steve Hughes is a sought-after speaker and consultant who helps people look and sound smart when they talk. He’s the author of Captivate: Presentations that Engage and Inspire, and he has been featured on NPR, BBC Radio, The Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek. Today he works with a select list of blue-chip clients including state and national associations, Fortune 500 companies, and leading universities. Steve holds a BA in French Literature and European History from the University of Kansas and an MBA in Marketing from Washington University’s Olin School of Business, where he was awarded the prestigious Olin Cup.

Steve lives by the mantra that great speakers are made, not born—and having attended many academic and professional conferences over the past few years, and having delivered a number of different presentations myself in a variety of different settings, I can honestly say that I believe everyone—EVERYONE—can benefit from what Steve has to say.