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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Flawless Consulting workshop with Peter Block and Symphonia Leadership Development
“Flawless Flawless Consulting” is often called ‘The Consultant’s Bible’. It is the ultimate guide to getting your expertise used, whether you are an internal or external consultant! Being a true consultant doesn’t just happen, anymore than quality just happens.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Just before I went on Christmas leave, I tried to set-up an out of office at one of my clients (where I have an email address). I am used to setting it up in Outlook, which is a very simple procedure. However this client is running a rather old version of GroupWise (v7).
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Internet Guru Seth Godin has compiled and released a free ebook containing thoughts and ideas from some very big thinkers. He says
Here are more than seventy big thinkers, each sharing an idea for you to think about as we head into the new year. From bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert to brilliant tech thinker Kevin Kelly, from publisher
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
On Monday evening, I ran a PowerPoint Karaoke contest at the Cape Communicators Toastmaster Club. This is the first one that I have ran, and it was a fantastic evening!
We had about 10 people who were each given a random deck of PowerPoint slides, and they were given about three minutes to present a presentation using their slides.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Humour tips from Bo Benet of Talking Toastmasters - you can listen to the podcast here .
Never take credit for somebody else’s joke
Don’t tell the same joke over and over
Be appropriate to the audience
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Flawless Consulting workshop with Peter Block and Symphonia Leadership Development
“Flawless Flawless Consulting” is often called ‘The Consultant’s Bible’. It is the ultimate guide to getting your expertise used, whether you are an internal or external consultant! Being a true consultant doesn’t just happen, anymore than quality just happens.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Just before I went on Christmas leave, I tried to set-up an out of office at one of my clients (where I have an email address). I am used to setting it up in Outlook, which is a very simple procedure. However this client is running a rather old version of GroupWise (v7).
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Internet Guru Seth Godin has compiled and released a free ebook containing thoughts and ideas from some very big thinkers. He says
Here are more than seventy big thinkers, each sharing an idea for you to think about as we head into the new year. From bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert to brilliant tech thinker Kevin Kelly, from publisher
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Preparing any speeches to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22)? Here’s an excellent reference:
SPEAKING OF SCIENCE: NOTABLE QUOTES ON SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND THE ENVIRONMENT, by Jon Fripp, Michael Fripp, and Deborah Fripp (published by LLH Technology Publishing).
You’ll find sections on:
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
...Have you? Everyone talks about the "elevator speech" -- that cogent, short summary of who you are or what you do or what you want , which you're supposed to have at the ready in case you're on an elevator with your boss/potential investor/Simon Powell. But in my experience, the elevator part never happens. And far from
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Barnes & Nobles members can use their discounts to order my new book OVER-50: HOW WE KEEP WORKING. 0160; It's now online with B&N. 0160; And here is an overview of what information, insight and inspiration you will get from that read Download Over-50mediarelease .
On April 1st, I'm lecturing on
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Monday, May 11, 2009
TED has earned a lot of attention over the years for many reasons, including the nature and quality of its short-form conference presentations. All presenters lucky enough to be asked to speak at TED are given 18-minute slots maximum (some are for even less time such as 3- and 6-minute slots). Some who present at TED are not used to speaking on a large stage, or are at least not used to speaking on their topic with strict time restraints.
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Monday, September 7, 2009
Exposing ourselves to traditional Japanese aesthetic ideas — notions that may seem quite foreign to most of us — is a good exercise in lateral thinking, a term coined by Edward de Bono in 1967. "Lateral Lateral Thinking is for changing concepts and perception," says de Bono. Beginning to think about design by exploring the tenets of the Zen aesthetic may not be an example of Lateral Thinking
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Most people do not really think about design and designers, let alone think of themselves as designers. But what, if anything, can regular people — teachers, students, business people of all types — learn from designers and from thinking like a designer? And what of more specialized professions?
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Presenting while people are tweeting is challenging – but also adds a new dimension to the presentation experience for your audience. Gradually tools are being developed to make it easier for you as the presenter to manage the backchannel.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
People often ask if technical or science-related presentations can be as compelling as presentations covering other less technical topics. Now, not every presentation has earth-shattering, Nobel-Prize winning significance, but I assume if you are talking about your research or current issues in your field, etc. that your words have a benefit for someone else.
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