Yours truly is a featured presenter at the Better Business Bureau’s Social Media Summit on April 30, 2010. There will be four speakers presenting on a variety of topics (my topic will be Twittter) and it should be an info-packed event with a lot of new ideas to share and real-world examples from which to learn. […]
How to Become an Idea Barista: Blending Creativity and Caffeine to Brew-Up Brilliant IdeasThe Canton AdFed is hosting my presentation of “How to Become an Idea Barista” on March 30, 2010! The event will take place at The University Center at Kent State Stark, with lunch being served starting at 11:30am and the presentation ending […]
One of my goals this year is to read more books. I mean, don’t get me wrong… I read a lot of books (a LOT of books!) but I know I’ve sort of slacked off in the last year or two and should have polished off twice as many as I actually managed to complete. […]
I thought New Year’s Day was the perfect time to share my new “Whensday” philosophy. By now you’ve probably noted the unique spelling (or at the very least realized the date of this blog post is most certainly NOT the weekday that falls between Tuesday and Thursday.) I came up with this concept back in […]
Ever come upon a co-worker sitting at their desk just sort of staring into space (or their computer screen)? You ask what’s going on and they answer in a dull and defeated voice that they are waiting for inspiration to strike. WHAT…??? Do you also sit on your arse waiting for dinner to make itself? […]
osu-ama_mindmap01 People ask me how my brain works… One example is mindmapping.This creative technique especially helps me when preparing for public presentations. It allows me to find the most important points to hit within my topic and creates natural segues between important points. The scan of the mindmap in this post is the original brainstorm […]
Sometimes it just takes awhile for it to “click.” I’ve been reading Jeffrey Gitomer‘s articles and books for close to 20 years. He was the first guy I ever saw who put together lists of advice and tips that ended in “point-five” — 9.5 Ways To Do This, 3.5 Reasons For That, etc. I met […]