# mcfarlane (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover mcfarlane. Page: Feed: --- ## [How to Handle Q&A and Unexpected Questions](https://danemcfarlane.com/how-to-handle-qa-and-unexpected-questions/) _2026-04-17 · Dane McFarlane · DANE MCFARLANE_ Q A often feels scarier than the presentation itself. When you re presenting, you know what s coming. You ve got your slides, your talking points, and the story ... Read more The post How to Handle Q&A and Unexpected Questions appeared first on DANE MCFARLANE . ## [Don’t Be the Monorail Guy](https://danemcfarlane.com/dont-be-the-monorail-guy/) _2026-04-13 · Dane McFarlane · DANE MCFARLANE_ One of the best lessons for not being a sleazy marketer comes from one of The Simpsons’ greatest episodes, “Marge vs. the Monorail”. If you ... Read more The post Don’t Be the Monorail Guy appeared first on DANE MCFARLANE . ## [How to Use Pause to Be a Better Speaker](https://danemcfarlane.com/how-to-use-pause-to-be-a-better-speaker/) _2026-04-13 · Dane McFarlane · DANE MCFARLANE_ To be a better speaker, a lot of people work on vocabulary, memorise lines, and try to fill every second with something useful to say. ... Read more The post How to Use Pause to Be a Better Speaker appeared first on DANE MCFARLANE . ## [5 Techniques for Speaking on the Spot](https://danemcfarlane.com/5-techniques-for-speaking-on-the-spot/) _2026-04-13 · Dane McFarlane · DANE MCFARLANE_ Speaking on the spot is one of the hardest forms of public speaking. When you’re asked to speak without warning, you don’t get the luxury ... Read more The post 5 Techniques for Speaking on the Spot appeared first on DANE MCFARLANE . ## [How to Use Your Product to Sell Your Product](https://danemcfarlane.com/how-to-use-your-product-to-sell-your-product/) _2026-04-13 · Dane McFarlane · DANE MCFARLANE_ I recently fell into a YouTube rabbit hole and found a Game Developers Conference talk by Rebekah Saltsman, CEO of Finji, the indie game studio ... Read more The post How to Use Your Product to Sell Your Product appeared first on DANE MCFARLANE . ## [The 5 Invisible Layers of Communication](https://danemcfarlane.com/the-invisible-layers-of-communication/) _2026-04-13 · Dane McFarlane · DANE MCFARLANE_ Communication is not all about the words. The words do matter, of course. A vague idea, buried under hedges and weak structure, will lose a ... Read more The post The 5 Invisible Layers of Communication appeared first on DANE MCFARLANE . ## [How a Tiny Island Owns a Massive Piece of AI](https://danemcfarlane.com/how-a-tiny-island-owns-a-massive-piece-of-ai/) _2026-04-13 · Dane McFarlane · DANE MCFARLANE_ Imagine you inherited a piece of land decades ago. It seemed fine – not spectacular, but fine. Then, one day, someone discovered the land sits ... Read more The post How a Tiny Island Owns a Massive Piece of AI appeared first on DANE MCFARLANE . ## [What Founders Can Learn From Dragons’ Den’s “Worst Pitch Ever”](https://danemcfarlane.com/what-founders-can-learn-from-dragons-dens-worst-pitch-ever/) _2026-04-13 · Dane McFarlane · DANE MCFARLANE_ A bad explanation can make a useful idea look ridiculous. That is the painful lesson in Derek Cozens’ Dragons’ Den pitch for Flow Signals, later ... Read more The post What Founders Can Learn From Dragons’ Den’s “Worst Pitch Ever” appeared first on DANE MCFARLANE . ## [How to Explain Technical Ideas Clearly on the Spot](https://danemcfarlane.com/how-to-explain-technical-ideas-clearly-on-the-spot/) _2026-04-13 · Dane McFarlane · DANE MCFARLANE_ You know the technical detail. That is rarely where things go wrong. The problem starts when someone asks you to explain it quickly, in a ... Read more The post How to Explain Technical Ideas Clearly on the Spot appeared first on DANE MCFARLANE .