I Want My Garlic Mashed Potatoes!
This weekend I attended the wedding of two very close friends. Everything went great. The ceremony was awesome, the music was good, the wine flowed, and everybody had a wonderful time. Everything was perfect. Except for one teensy, tiny, miniscule little detail… At the tables, the settings had cards that described what would be served […]
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By Avish Parashar. As the world's only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv comedy to engage, entertain, and educate audiences on ideas around change, creativity, and motivation. Connect with Avish on Google+
6 Business Lessons We Can All Learn From Horror Movies
It’s Halloween time, which means it’s the perfect time to fire up some great horror movies. But did you know that you can learn a lot of business lessons from watching the stupid things characters in horror movies do? If not, then keep reading! Here are 6 business lessons we can all learn from horror […]
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By Avish Parashar. As the world's only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv comedy to engage, entertain, and educate audiences on ideas around change, creativity, and motivation. Connect with Avish on Google+
What We All Can Learn From NBC’s Heroes’ Suckitude
NBC’s Heroes is awful. Just awful. So why do I still watch? Because a) I am evidently a masochist who is quickly trying to kill my brain cells and b) I still have hope that it will return to it’s former glory. That hope may very well be misguided. The show is so uninteresting that […]
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By Avish Parashar. As the world's only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv comedy to engage, entertain, and educate audiences on ideas around change, creativity, and motivation. Connect with Avish on Google+
Perception Matters – Even in Plumbing
Have you ever thought about how little it takes to implant an opinion in someone’s mind? I learned this on a recent expedition to engage in a little home-plumbery. Recently, I decided to cook myself dinner. And I’m not talking about throwing a frozen TV dinner into the microwave here; I was going all out […]
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By Avish Parashar. As the world's only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv comedy to engage, entertain, and educate audiences on ideas around change, creativity, and motivation. Connect with Avish on Google+
You Get What You Pay For…
I have a friend who took his young daughter to day camp for the first time this week. His description of walking in to the camp for the first time demands to be blogged about… He calls me on the phone and says, “I walked in, and it felt like I had walked into an […]
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By Avish Parashar. As the world's only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv comedy to engage, entertain, and educate audiences on ideas around change, creativity, and motivation. Connect with Avish on Google+
Is Your Politeness “Automatic?”
Anyone can be polite and nice when things are all going great. They real trick is being polite no matter what, and the only way to do that is to make politeness and “automatic response.” This past weekend I was visiting a friend who lives in an apartment building. I get on the elevator and […]
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By Avish Parashar. As the world's only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv comedy to engage, entertain, and educate audiences on ideas around change, creativity, and motivation. Connect with Avish on Google+
The Curious Tale of the Unprepared Delivery Dude…
I love improvisation. I teach improvisation. I continue to study improvisation. And yet, sometimes, I have to step back and say, “you know, a little pre-planning can go a long way…” I previously wrote about an Indian restaurant I liked but that I stopped going to because the manager’s attempt to give me good customer […]
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By Avish Parashar. As the world's only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv comedy to engage, entertain, and educate audiences on ideas around change, creativity, and motivation. Connect with Avish on Google+
When is Good Customer Service Not Good Customer Service?
Answer: When you don’t want it! I have seen over the years that many organizations and individuals do things they consider constitute “good service.” The problem with this is that there is no way one set of “rules” will correctly apply to all people. A new Indian restaurant recently opened up nearby. The food is […]
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By Avish Parashar. As the world's only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv comedy to engage, entertain, and educate audiences on ideas around change, creativity, and motivation. Connect with Avish on Google+
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