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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Interview on Radiospectives
I was recently interviewed for the internet radio show, “Radiospectives.” In the interview I talk about how to use humor and improv comedy ideas in business and life. Check it out: Avish interviewed in Radiospectives
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5 Conference Speakers That Can Kill a Conference
Planning a conference? Be wary of using of these types of conference speakers! Planning to speak at an event? Make sure you’re not one of these presenters! In the audience at a big event? See how many of these you … Continue reading
Posted in Business Advice, Lists, Talk Gooder
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Society: Creativity Assassin?
Sometimes I think it’s a wonder that people are able to grow up and have any creativity at all. Why? Because the world is filled with “creativity assassins.” They may not even know they are one, but nonetheless, they are … Continue reading
Focus on Your Strengths, But Don’t Completely Ignore Your Weaknesses!
Do you have a weakness in some area of your life that you are avoiding dealing with? Are you hoping that by ignoring it and focusing on your strengths that you might never have to deal with it? As you’ll … Continue reading
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Lessons From Choosing an Online Dating Site: Beware of Generalizations!
Being a single guy, I get a lot of advice and opinions on how and where to meet women. Being a human being, I get lots of advice and opinions from a lot of well meaning people on a lot … Continue reading
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Funny Motivation: Not the Bees!
Have you ever majorly mis-stepped? You know, you mess something up in a way that makes you question your self-worth, your career choice, and whether you have any business doing what you do? If not, you are very fortunate. For … Continue reading
The World Wants You to Be Stupid: Nutella
Note: This is part of a regular series dedicated to pointing out instances where the world is relying on you being stupid – don’t fall for it! In this edition of TWWYTBS, we look at another ad for an unhealthy … Continue reading
Give “The Simple” Everything You’ve Got
Sometimes success can be just plain simple. In fact, it often has to be simple. This Saturday, January 23rd, my chapter of the National Speakers Association will be putting on the full day Growing Your Business with Mark LeBlanc at … Continue reading
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Lessons from TV’s Masters of Improvisation
The ability to improvise is a wondrous thing. It can help you out with so many situations, big or small. To give you a few ideas on how you can improve the quality of your “life improvisations,” let’s take a … Continue reading
New Years Resolution: Increase the Quality of Your Procrastination
Have your New Years Resolutions fallen by the wayside yet? If so, let me share with you one of mine that you may want to adopt: Increase the Quality of Your Procrastination (Note: this one is only good if the … Continue reading