“Story-telling is joke-telling.” – Andrew Stanton, Pixar Here’s Andrew Stanton’s TED talk on stories, and I think it’s pretty much spot-on (warning, there’s a rude word a couple of minutes in). It describes the way to tell a good story, which is a great way to deliver really engaging public speaking (see also my post ‘Don’t Tell […]

Under no circumstances are you to rap during your presentation. I think it’s worth stating that right now. Now that’s said, let’s continue. I’ve learnt a lot from hip hop culture (see also my post ‘Hip Hop You Don’t Stop’), and one of the most compelling forms for me is battle rap. The best battles

Watch this: it’s Milton Jones, one of my favourite comics (don’t watch it at work, you’ll probably get into trouble). Observe the following: brilliant wordplay a bizarre persona (see also my post ‘Weird Science’) very short stories with huge surprises My favourite bit’s at 4:28. That line shows Milton Jones’s child-like creativity perfectly, the kind

…comes great arrogance. At least, that’s my experience. It seems that the more powerful you become, the less consequences there are for your actions within your organisation, and therefore the more unpleasant you can be to your employees. I’m not saying that all powerful people are unkind and malicious by any means, but I think

For many years, my day-job was as a computer games designer, while in my own time I did stand-up comedy. I loved both of these worlds (and still do), which were very different, but populated by very similar people. Let me break it down; as it may help you with your confidence: Games I sat