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.
I m enjoying the wikipedia entry on cognitive biases. I generally dislike jargon but right now I like the idea of hyperbolic discounting. The Von Restorff effect really jumps off
I’m off to Glasgow in a few minutes, to facilitate a team day for a group of facilitators there. Hmmm…. on the one hand, a room full of facilitators ought
I had lunch yesterday with Flemming Madsen who runs a successful business helping organisations figure out who is influential online. You tell Flemming what issues concern you, he’ll try to
Dave Pollard writes a scathing report – My Dell Story – which reminds me of several of my own experiences trying to get “support” from PC companies. Going beyond his
