Did you ever have a one-way conversation with someone? Think of the times that you were cornered at a cocktail party by someone who was sell...

The lights dim. Smoke envelopes the stage. A hush falls over the crowd. There are strains of classical music, and then Stravinsky blasts out...

I'm part of an a cappella singing group called A Cappella Pops . It's another way I use my voice, singing songs without any instru...

I am a sucker for works about the creative process. For example, the most compelling sequences for me in the 1996 film Shine were not abo...

Here are topics that you can expect I will NOT discuss, as I have learned to pick my battles after about a year writing this blog: JON AND K...

Everybody Tweets, or so it seems. Facebook has gone well beyond its collegiate roots, and now it's largest-growing demographic comprises...

Back when I was a much younger public relations guy for a major corporation, I was advised by a higher-up of the danger of making the CEO yo...

It seems I've been reading this article for nearly three decades: a list of the most overused, banal sayings in the business world . Wel...

This is a really great post that was forwarded to me by a follower on Twitter. I think I have to review my own activities. I may be at a lea...

Danek Kaus , screenwriter and author of " You Can be Famous ," was kind to interview me on his BlogTalkRadio show about my book, ...