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MPD, speaking

Public Speaking Myth Two: (Do Not!) Start by Introducing Yourself

Since I’m running a Kickstarter for the Effective Public Speaking book, here’s another public speaking myth: the one where you introduce yourself so you look impressive to an audience. Uh, sorry, no. Here’s why: Most conferences or meetups have a facilitator who will read the bio you sent them in advance. The audience chose you […]

MPD, speaking

Public Speaking Myth 1: (Do Not!) Imagine Your Audience Naked

Since I’m running a Kickstarter for the Effective Public Speaking book, I expect to record several videos about the myths and traps of public speaking. However, I never memorize my talks. These videos are not exactly presentations because I’m trying to keep them short, so people will watch them or read these blog posts. So

management, MPD

Connecting with Humans

I just read Zappos is struggling with Holacracy because humans aren’t designed to operate like software. I’m not surprised. That’s because we are humans who work with other human people. I want to talk with people when I want to talk with them, not when some protocol tells me I must. It’s the same problem when

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