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,...
In the last week, I’ve seen a half dozen or more speakers run over. It’s not a forgivable sin for a speaker to make. Everyone has their excuses, reasons, and explanations as to why. It doesn’t matter. Finish on time. But drawing attention to it...
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....
As we got up from the dinner table last Thursday night, an unusual conversation started a most humbling experience for me. My son (age 10) told me, “Dad, you say that a lot.” “Say what?” “Sitting around scratching my head, thinkin’ ’” ...
As I cleaned up the desk heading in to the new year, I ran across some business cards I’d collected at a networking event. I usually scan them in using my handy scanner (side note: I highly recommend a sheet feed scanner – receipts, pictures, memorabilia,...
