Simon Says – “Dump the Old Quotes”

Last week at the National Speakers Association convention in San Diego, keynote speaker Simon T. Bailey suggested that you DELETE the “Quotes folder” on your computer and just start over.

Give Them 90 Minutes and They’ll Make You a Better…

When Amy Gahran speaks, I listen. Recently she wrote in her Poynteronline blog:
“One task that’s been bouncing around on my to-do list for more than a year, I’m ashamed to admit, is to make better use of the online professional networking service Linked In.”

Celebrating the Real Learning that Dumb Questions Yield: Taking a Risk…in California! – by guest writer Milo Shapiro

Milo Shapiro of IMPROVentures uses improv in his highly-interactive motivational speeches on risk-taking and moving past the fear of failure. He is also a speaking coach and the author of “Public Speaking: Get A’s, Not Zzzzzz’s”.

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This week, the blog seems to center around whether to ask the “dumb” questions. As an improviser who walks the line of risking dumb-hood on stage all the time, what I love about this concept is the bravery it takes to raise one’s hand and ask something that could make one look foolish − especially in front of NSA folks (who thankfully never judge one another). That’s guts! And you might learn more from daring the act of asking the question than from whatever the answer is.

5 Funny Ways to Choose Your Next Convention Breakout Session

Yogi Berra once wisely said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” In the past, we tended to use Yogi’s method to choose most of the convention breakout sessions we ever attended. That, however, was before YouTube.