I listened to an audio summary of Stephen R. Covey’s “The Speed of Trust” today. There’s some good stuff in there.This blurb drew my attention: “We (the speakers) judge by intent; they (the audience) judge by observable...
I’ve run into a lot of people networking lately, and the icebreaker and #1 question on everybody’s mind is “What do you do?”. How I answer that question usually determines where the conversation will go.I have lots of proven ideas and...
I love the hope a New Year brings. I hate the realization that it seldom comes to pass. I’ve spent the better part of the last quarter thinking about what I want to accomplish in 2010. In a discussion the other day, I asked bluntly, “What...
Students in my class will quote by heart (because I’ve said it a gazillion times), when you hold something in your hand… you WILL play with it. It’s not a matter of if; it’s a matter of when. It doesn’t matter if it’s...
I’ve watched a couple of presenters in recent weeks speaking in large classrooms/auditoriums that had two screens/displays showing their PowerPoint. there is nothing inherently wrong with that, especially if the rooms are overly wide or curved such that...
