TEDTalks (video) Derek Sivers: Keep your goals to yourself - Derek Sivers (2010) September 2, 2010, 6:47 am After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it's better to keep goals secret. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to show why people who talk about their ambitions may be less likely to achieve them.
Six Minutes: A Public Speaking and Presentation Skills blog Professional Speaker Associations September 1, 2010, 9:11 pm Our recent interview with Kristin Arnold, President of the National Speakers Association, led me to several questions: How many professional speaker associations exist? Where are they? How long have they been around? How many members do they have? Do you know the answers? Read on! Global Speakers Federation The Global Speakers Federation (GSF) is a [.
Gotham Ghostwriters Around the Word September 1, 2010, 7:58 am
TEDTalks (video) His Holiness the Karmapa: The technology of the heart - His Holiness the Karmapa (2009) September 1, 2010, 6:48 am His Holiness the Karmapa talks about how he was discovered to be the reincarnation of a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism. In telling his story, he urges us to work on not just technology and design, but the technology and design of the heart.
Six Minutes: A Public Speaking and Presentation Skills blog Interview with Kristin Arnold, National Speakers Association President August 31, 2010, 8:34 pm I recently read Boring to Bravo, an impressive book on audience engagement written by Kristin Arnold. (You can find the Six Minutes book review here.) When I found out that Ms. Arnold is also the President of the National Speakers Association (NSA) for 2010-2011, I approached her to see if she would answer a few [.
TEDTalks (video) Johan Rockstrom: Let the environment guide our development - Johan Rockstrom (2010) August 31, 2010, 6:42 am Human growth has strained the Earth's resources, but as Johan Rockstrom reminds us, our advances also give us the science to recognize this and change behavior. His research has found nine "planetary boundaries" that can guide us in protecting our planet's many overlapping ecosystems.