Yes, hell has frozen over and I'm in line to be the next Area Governor here in my local geographic cluster of clubs known as D26/F/2. Well you're right. So what business do I have going into the leadership track now? So why try become an Area Governor? Have I drunk the Kool-Aid? Am I now a card-carrying proponent of the new branding? don't think so. MORE >>

Over the past year we have been publishing extracts from The New Learning Architect. We continue with the fourth part of chapter 11: You can now start to shape your solution, starting with those needs that are best addressed, at least in part, through formal learning interventions. Obtain your copy  of The New Learning Architect. MORE >>

With digital ad revenue projected to overtake all other platforms by 2016, it is the key to the financial future of news. Are news organizations transitioning their legacy advertisers to online platforms? The digital advertising they do get appears to be standard ads that are available across many websites. Via www.journalism.org. MORE >>

When presenting to foreign audiences you must check your humor carefully so you don't accidentally offend someone. In some countries you may hear people openly joking on television about subjects that would be taboo in the U.S. That doesn't mean you can attempt to joke about the same subjects in your presentation. See how crazy this can get. MORE >>

Happy Friday! Here's an entertaining take on the most common flaws of ineffective presentations (and, for that matter, inconsiderate audience members). feel sorry for speakers like this one, because I truly believe that they do what they do not because they don't care (okay, maybe some don't care), but because they don't know what else to do. MORE >>