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The making of a speaker
August 11, 2016In the last post, I wrote that true masters of rhetoric and public speaking—every one that I have either...
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How to make our brains grow
October 10, 2014For a long time, I have believed that we learn the most from the tasks we struggle with, as opposed...
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How to find your passion
June 12, 2014This week, a friend sent me an article about why “follow your passion” is bad advice. The article cites...
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Storytelling as learned behavior: the unusual example of Abraham Lincoln
March 2, 2013One of the questions I am most often asked in my seminars and public speaking concerns the charismatic speaker....
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In response to FT Article :“Genius explained, with help from Mozart”
December 10, 2012In the December 6th edition of the Financial Times, I came upon an article by columnist Lucy Kellaway entitled,...
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The concept of “mastery”, and leadership training
December 8, 2009Last week, in response to a comment by John Antonios, I wrote about deliberate practice. As I reflected on...