Tyler Dockery

Presentations: 2 Minute Training #10: Don’t Read Your Presentation Off The Screen

Presentations: 2 Minute Training #10: Don’t Read Your Presentation Off The Screen

So many people read directly off the screen when they are presenting, that Tyler Dockery starts to wonder if the BAD PRESENTATION fairy came to school on a day when he was sick.

“I have sat through many presentations— students work, teacher work, Department

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Presentations: 2 Minute Training #8: Don’t Use Powerpoint

Presentations: 2 Minute Training #8: Don’t Use Powerpoint

To many business people, and many presenters, Powerpoint is the end-all, be-all of the presentation world. So why does Tyler Dockery advise most business people not to use Powerpoint, and in fact, never to use Powerpoint for professional presentations?

Networking: 2 Minute Training #17: Look The Part

Networking: 2 Minute Training #17: Look The Part

Last week’s networking blog entry came with a flood of email messages (not too many comments though… I’ll have to look into that) letting me know that the story aspect really caught their hearts and minds. So today, we’re going to talk about looking the part by opening

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Presentations: 2 Minute Training #7: Write Cues On Your Presentation Pieces

Presentations: 2 Minute Training #7: Write Cues On Your Presentation Pieces

You practiced your presentation, and you helped to design every single piece of it. You worked for days and nights to make sure that you have a well-oiled machine of a presentation team. So, when you pull out the 3rd presentation piece, and you pull

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Networking: 2 Minute Training #7: Know Your Intro, But Tell A Story

Networking: 2 Minute Training #7: Know Your Intro, But Tell A Story

Networking functions are a great opportunity for you to increase the exposure of your business. You stand up in front of a crowd of interested individuals, and talk about your business, what makes your products or services the very best in your industry, and

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Networking: 2 Minute Training #4: Have an Ice Breaker on Hand, and Follow Up

Networking: 2 Minute Training #4: Have an Ice Breaker on Hand, and Follow Up

For some people, networking is still work. There are lots of introverts out there, and people who just don’t have an easy time meeting new people. One of the main points of networking is to meet new people, and start the

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Tyler Dockery Boo 'ed out of the Office over Ethel Merman Disco Music

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Tyler Dockery Boo ‘ed out of the Office over Ethel Merman Disco Album

On Tuesday, January 26th, Tyler Dockery was Boo ‘ed out of the Dockery Design studio over his musical choice: an Ethel Merman Disco Album.

The discussion revolved

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Tyler Dockery Asked to Judge FDA Portfolios in North Carolina

Tyler Dockery, creative lead at Dockery Design, was recently asked to judge collegiate student portfolios for the FDA at North Carolina’s Wake Tech University.

The FDA (Future Designers of America) allows students the opportunity for many extra-curricular activities, learning opportunities, speaking engagements, contests, and of course, portfolio reviews. On Monday, January 18th, Tyler Dockery will be judging

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Dockery Designs Speaks on Growing Your Business With Social Networking

On December 16th, Tyler Dockery gave a presentation to Business Networking International on growing your business with Social Networking. Social networking is what BNI is really all about, and the concept of using online social networking like linkedin, twitter or Facebook was very well received. So what is the most important idea behind social networking?

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Dockery Design Staff Speaks on Growing Your Business with Social Networking

On December 16th, Tyler Dockery, creative lead with Dockery Design, spoke with Business Networking International on the topic of growing your business with social network.

Dockery Design is a graphic design firm and web design studio in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area of North Carolina. As an active design firm, Dockery Design takes social networking

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