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Things Can Only Get Better
Career Development, Platform

Things Can Only Get Better

Dallas MarksJuly 6, 2018March 6, 2026

The roadmap of the SAP BusinessObjects platform makes me scared. But I won’t stop and falter. Here’s what Howard Jones taught me about SAP analytics strategy. And growing older.

What I learned from Lightning McQueen about being an SAP Mentor
Career Development, What I'm Watching

What I learned from Lightning McQueen about being an SAP Mentor

Dallas MarksJune 27, 2017October 17, 2017

Sometimes inspiration comes from an unlikely source. Last week, it came when I took my 7-year-old son to see Cars…

Elevating Analytics Skills with SAP Training
Career Development

Elevating Analytics Skills with SAP Training

Dallas MarksJanuary 12, 2016December 23, 2025

Jim Brogden, the lead author for the SAP Press books about Web Intelligence, recruited me in 2015 to write some…

It’s O.K. to Never Tweet
Social Networking

It’s O.K. to Never Tweet

Dallas MarksMarch 6, 2015March 9, 2026

Dick Costolo gives us all permission to NOT tweet.

Talk Like TED
Book Review, Presentation Skills

Talk Like TED

Dallas MarksApril 22, 2014March 6, 2026

Great public speaking advice, even if you’re never invited to TED.

Christmas Vacation
Career Development

Christmas Vacation

Dallas MarksDecember 23, 2013

The week between Christmas and New Years is the worst time to use vacation, but that’s not stopping me.

Against the Grain
Career Development

Against the Grain

Dallas MarksJuly 24, 2013April 19, 2026

The New York Times, responding to Nate Silver’s move to ESPN.

slideology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
Book Review, Presentation Skills

slideology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations

Dallas MarksApril 4, 2013September 22, 2016

Nancy Duarte presents her ideology for crafting persuasive presentations.

Book Review, Presentation Skills

How to Open a Presentation

Dallas MarksMarch 12, 2013September 22, 2016

A short but useful Kindle book about making the best first impression as a public speaker.

Platform
Book Review, Presentation Skills

Platform

Dallas MarksJanuary 18, 2013September 22, 2016

If you have something to say or sell and want to build a platform to promote it, this book will be a valuable resource to you.

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About Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

As a cloud and analytics practitioner, author, instructional designer, and trainer, I help organizations harness the power of analytics in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid. I prefer piano keyboards over computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting about analytics.

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