by Alan | Jan 29, 2008 | Communication skills, Delivery, public speaking
Returning my rental car to the Austin, TX airport. Getting into airports is an adventure unto itself, and signage is critically important, and usually rather good and frequent.As I entered the main airport and was confronted with hundreds of signs, I was really...
by Alan | Jan 28, 2008 | Communication skills, Delivery, public speaking
Heard a speaker the other night who had credibility by position (he was involved in a national court case that everyone in the U.S. would recognize). En route to making his central point, he began with some audience participation questions: “How many of you...
by Alan | Jan 26, 2008 | Communication skills, Delivery, public speaking
Been back on the road this week. Traveling through airports always affords a lot of observation opportunities.Watched a few clips from CNN that appeared to be a Democratic debate between Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards. It’s probably worth...
by Alan | Jan 19, 2008 | Parenting, Philosophical
The end of the year is always a busy time. In addition to the obvious Christmas and New Years celebrations, travel, and requisite events, we have two birthdays (my son’s and mine) to celebrate, kids tracked out of school, and now supposed inclement weather...
