Keynote speaker, stand-up comic, emcee. Author. Film & TV historian & critic. Lifelong communicator.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
11 Paradoxes of Public Speaking
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I'm pleased to present a guest blog from fellow writer and communicator Mike Brown . Mike is the founder of The Brainzooming Group, whi...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The Shirley Sherrod Show Shames All of Us
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A race-baiting journalist named Andrew Breitbart (shown here) took less than three minutes of a 43-minute video and tried to embarrass the ...
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Friday, July 2, 2010
The Power of Images: Nine out of 10 Doctors Know for Sure!
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Are you old enough to remember this iconic shot of Richard Chamberlain as Dr. Kildare on the old NBC TV series? Perhaps the average member ...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Speaking the Unspeakable (and you know what I'm talking about!)
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In a recent Toastmaster competition, I decided to cover about a subject to which members only allude. It is usually referred to only euphe...
Monday, June 14, 2010
BP Teaches Us Just How Bad Communication Can Be
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Let's get to the point: BP was not only unprepared for the oil spill they have caused, but they deceived the public, and possibly thems...
Monday, April 5, 2010
Annual Report Language, Translated to English
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Over the years, I have contributed to many annual reports. I know that they can be confusing to read given the language that is often chosen...
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Friday, April 2, 2010
The Pony Express — On its 150th Anniversary, the Myth Endures
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On April 3, 1860, rider Joseph Fry departed St. Joseph, Missouri and launched the famed and legendary Pony Express. This enterprise was desi...
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Oscars, How Did I Hate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways...
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1. SLOW, DULL, LOW-ENERGY SHOW. Last year's show was filled with verve and innovation, such as having five high-voltage previous winners...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Which is Best of the Oscar-nominated Films?
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It’s all because of “The Dark Knight.” Last year, the TV ratings for the Oscars were in the toilet again. After all, the Batman flick ru...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Gumby and Avatar: Lessons for Communicators
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How ironic that I saw the film “Avatar” the same weekend that Art Clokey passed. Mr. Clokey’s name is not as familiar as that of his fam...
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