This post is the epitome of blog efficiency: brief, to the point, and full of goodness; the electronic equivalent of salmon sashimi. So crack apart your wooden chopsticks and tuck in. Here’s one of the most important lessons I learnt as a stand-up comic for public speaking:If in doubt, cut it out. Cut out the […]
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“The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas” Linus Pauling – U.S. chemist & pacifist “You want a hit, give me an hour plus a pen and a pad” LL Cool J – U.S. rapper and pacifist (probably) By drawing on both sets of words of wisdom, I’ve discovered an
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My son (5 years old) and I were playing superhero fights recently (we each play the role of a superhero and have a pretend battle e.g. Batman or Wolverine against, say, Hulk or the Joker). This was the selection process: Him: “Dad, let’s have a superhero fight.” Me: “OK. Who are we? Him: “I’m Iron
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“Powerpoint leads to unoriginality, unoriginality leads to boredom, boredom leads to suffering.” When Yoda meets Anakin Skywalker for the first time, he declares that he sees his fear, and predicts that it will lead to anger, then hate, then suffering. And let’s face it, he has a point. Perceptive chap. But in the world of
Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjim0ooJGdg It’s Ricky Gervais at the 2008 Emmy awards. Notice how at 2 minutes and 8 seconds, he apparently goes off-script and verbally attacks Steve Carrell. It’s a fantastic example of how doing something seemingly unprepared creates an atmosphere of compelling uncertainty. At an event where everything is strictly regimented and unsurprising, you can be sure
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