October 17th, 2011
I am speaking today for the National Writers Union at 6:30PM at the Brookline, MA, main library on Washington Street. Today, learn how to combine Lightning Source, CreateSpace and Espresso into a self-publishing power tool. Also, come hear about the benefits of voice-recognition software like Dragon Naturally Speaking. Whether you’re a professional writer concerned about […]
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July 28th, 2011
In order to be understood you need to be able to deliver informative, effective, and emotionally engaging presentations. One’s ability to turn potential into a tangible success has little to do with facts and information. One’s ability to move others comes from knowing how to build trust and respect through making an emotional connection when […]
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July 20th, 2011
Achieve your communication goals faster and more effectively by learning to present your ideas so they are persuasive, influential and fully understood. Your every thought, word, and action carries your signature. Whole-body communication is the collaboration of the mind, voice and body. The voice and body are the most undeveloped asset in business development and […]
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June 14th, 2011
Do you have the 21st Century Skills in your company to stimulate and foster critical thinking, creative problem solving and collaboration for innovation? Or are your in-house skills still based on the long-past Industrial Age MBA skills of analytical, logical, sequential, linear thinking? Face it, even the Technological Age ended as we entered the 21st […]
Tags: Creativity, Critical thinking, Innovation, Leadership, MBA
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June 1st, 2011
Thanks to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) we now know that the brain can be rewired at any age. Through new experiences and new challenges new neurons will form. It is called neuroplasticity. Welcome to the innovative world of whole brain thinking, a world where both left and right hemispheres of the brain are working in […]
Tags: Creativity, Critical thinking, Face-to-Face, Improvisation, Innovation, Leadership, left brain, neuroplasticity, right brain, storytelling
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May 24th, 2011
How well prepared will your company, your firm, your practice be to gain the competitive edge in your commoditized marketplace when the economy takes off? Face the fact that competition for business will be fiercer than ever once the economy begins to turn around and starts to grow. What are you going to do to […]
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May 17th, 2011
Innovation is high on the agenda of every company today. And once creativity training is just as high on the agenda, Innovation will follow. Innovation lies at the very heart of growth strategy. Optimizing creativity in the workplace to ensure productive and profitable innovation is, therefore, the challenge. It never ceases to amaze me to […]
Tags: collaboration, Creativity, Education and Training, Face-to-Face, Improvisation, Innovation, Leadership
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May 12th, 2011
How do you get left brain people to use more of their right brain? How do you translate efficiency into effectiveness? Left-brain linear thinking drilled home throughout our formal educational process in the U.S. focuses on the most efficient way to problem solve. Decades of learning by “no you can’t and here’s the answer” sadly […]
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May 10th, 2011
“It is the tension between creativity and skepticism that has produced the stunning and unexpected findings of science.” – Carl Sagan A young child was busy in class feverishly drawing away. The teacher approached and asked the girl what she was so busy drawing. The child responded, “I am drawing a picture of God.” The […]
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May 9th, 2011
I am always fascinated by how reserved sales and business development professionals can act when they are in a workshop. Last Friday, I conducted a workshop at the MIT Sloan School 2011 Sales Conference in Cambridge. The attendees fully participated in the group exercises. When it came to an improvisation exercise that required a few […]
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