As I’ve been thinking/ranting about the limits of keynote presentations I realise that (as ever) the Pythons got there first. Keynoters love to think that they can just pour their thinking into our willing heads. But even the most gifted orator’s message is going to be disrupted by the reality of the moment-by-moment distractions among the audience.
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.
… means “a profound sense of caring [for] others and a desire to improve the world,” according to Wiktionary. I can’t pronounce it, but I’ll have some, please. See Tom
@PhilosophyQuotz tweeted this: If a victory is told in detail one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat. – Sartre
My friend Howard Mann draws his inspiration for business from a college football coach. After a run of disastrous form he stops using a football for training. Instead the athlete’s
Another nugget from The Power of Mindful Learning. Langer talks about soft vigilance. In psychological circles or when danger is involved, attention is often called vigilance. Staying vigilant is a
