Jersey Shore!

Last night was the second season premiere of that affront to sensibility, MTV’s “Jersey Shore.” If you haven’t seen this show, I highly advise you check it out for two reasons: It is incredibly entertaining to watch other people do, say, and think stupid things. You will feel much, much, much better about your own [...]

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Live Tweets of Ding! Happens

This past weekend I did a keynote for the National Association for Court Management. A few people “live tweeted” the speech, and I took a look at the Tweets afterward. It is pretty interesting to see what other people pull out of your speech as the most “Tweet-worthy.” I have listed all the tweets regarding [...]

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Rush Redux

Holy Cow! I just saw Rush in concert (again) last night and it was fan-freaking-tastic! Every time I see them I am in awe of just how amazing some people can be. This time I had phenomenal seats and am still giddy about. Expect a post soon on more things we can learn from the [...]

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Audio: Improv Comedy For Sales – Focus on Your Outcome!

A few days ago I posted an MP3 of a short audio program I did for Comcast Spotlight. They liked the first one so much, they invited me back for a second one. Comcast’s theme was “simplify,” so in this interview I share how improv comedy can help you simplify the sales process by reminding [...]

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5 Key Steps That Will Improve Your Decision Making

I have another guest post up on DumbLittleMan.com. The article gives you five ways to reduce the number and frequency of the stupid decisions you (and we all) make from time to time. You can read the post here: 5 Key Steps That Will Improve Your Decision Making Please leave a comment on and Retweet/Facebook [...]

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Audio: Improv Comedy For Sales – “Say Yes And!”

Here’s an MP3 of a short audio program I did a little while ago for Comcast Spotlight. In the audio, I talk about how to use the improv comedy principle of saying, “Yes, And” instead of “Yes, But” to improve sales. Improv Comedy for Sales – Yes And Take a listen and apply the “Yes, [...]

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The 7 Link Blog Post Challenge

Darren Rowse on ProBlogger.net challenged his readers today to create a post links to posts that I and others have written in seven different categories. Sounded fun and interesting, so I joined in (holy cow, this exercise made me realize that I have 350 posts on this blog, and it’s only been about 14 months!): [...]

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Be Funny As A Speaker!

Announcement: I have launched a new blog (in conjunction with my friend and partner Fred Gleeck) called “Be Funny as a Speaker”! As you might guess, the site is devoted to how you can add humor to your presentations and speeches. The advice on that site applies whether you are a humorist, comedian, or just [...]

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Rest Assured, Stupidity is Alive and Well…

Just in case you happened to be thinking, “hey, people can’t possibly be that stupid, right?” here’s a story that will set you straight: NM man set on fire after losing drinking bet Sure, there’s nothing seemingly funny about a guy being set on fire, until you read the story and discover a few things: [...]

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Thoughtlessness and Assumptions: Two Big Communication Destroyers

Sometimes I wonder why people do and say stupid things. Ok, I wonder about that quite often. I haven’t come up with an answer (yet), but I do have some ideas on how you can make sure you don’t do or say some of those stupid things yourself. It all starts with remembering to think [...]

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