Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking the people said, ‘How well he spoke,’ but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, the people said, ‘Let us march”.
Adlai Stevenson via E J Dionne by way of Andrew Sullivan.
Magic, relationship and changing status
leaving your props behind
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
we’re hungry for connection
What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high
What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.
When facilitating, more and more I want to sense the next move at my fingertips
Letting go in order to get in flow…
A funny game illustrates what we may be missing in many of our meetings
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
Thanks to Jackie Huba at Church of the Customer for highlighting research by the University of Columbia and EuroRSCG on who journalists trust. Jackie says the research: finds that company
That’s a line from The Way of the Peaceful Warrior. I was reminded of it by this post by Dominic Campbell, reflecting on his facilitation of an event last month
I’m looking forward to Monday’s gig at NESTA Innovation and Networks of Influence. It seems to have sold out, which is pretty cool for something we organised at less than
Earl Mardle riffs on Clay Shirky prompted by my earlier link. Earl is vindaloo to my korma. I think he may be right.
