I just heard it from a presentation leaking out the door across the hall from me. It’s a common thread of mediocrity. People open with a weak plea for the audience’s attention, giving doubt that they really believe in their message. It has a thousand...
I have been asked to submit a proposal for a keynote to a conference. The inquiry was accompanied by a warning: “I must tell you, you’ll have some possible stiff competition – Mr. Big Wig has been contacted.” Mr. Wig is a household name in America,...
Last week here in North Carolina, we experienced an earthquake (my first), a hurricane (my umpteenth), and tornadoes (so far I’ve missed them altogether). The news media took the opportunity to fill a lot of time with the very apropos message about preparedness....
I watched the very cute movie “Charlotte’s Web” last night with the family. I was awed by the technical aspects of the film combining live animals, puppets (there’s probably a better term), and virtually generated animals. But two...
Even if you are politically opposed to Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown, you cannot deny that he has burst on the national political scene. It is rare that we get an audience as focused as he enjoyed last night — ‘normal’ Senators share the election...
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...
