After the Fact Video

May 01

Fascinating that someone would create such a detailed video for a speech.  Check out this post by Seth Godin to promote the paperback version of Linchpin.  The video is definitely seeing (if you bought the book of course).

I found it a little annoying that text would be displayed copying what Seth said, but in general I thought it was very well done.

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Communication Style

Apr 29

I just read a fascinating post by Scott Adams about Compartmentalizing Versus Smooshing.  The line that really stood out for me was the following:

The dog might eat your mom’s cake if you leave it out. A dog also might eat his own turd.

How you interpret that says a lot about how you communicate.  Check out the article for the details.  Then, take a look at your speeches, and see if perhaps you can see a different way of interpreting what you say.

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How to Improve Listening Skills

Apr 04

Just because you have two ears on the side of your head doesn’t mean you automatically know how to listen.

- The Public Speaker

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Drops of Water

Mar 28

Martin makes beautiful art, and is a friend of mine :-)

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Feb 14

No evaluating today.  Just unconditional love :-)

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People Cannot Mind Read!

Feb 09

Lots of uproar over the Groupon SuperBowl ad:

It just goes to show that you let your audience know your intentions with your message.

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