Author: Gary M. Dietz
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Zoom is successful for three reasons…
I had the opportunity to meet with Eric Yuan and Nick Chong of Zoom in 2011 at an ed tech conference in Boston, when I was unemployed, in search of a position. (I’d previously been at a number of video and collaboration and ed tech firms.) Although I didn’t get a position, I understood then, and especially now, why Zoom is…
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Zero Cost Tips to Increase Tradeshow ROI a Bajillion Percent
I recently attended the BETT show (a very large British educational technology show). We announced a new partnership and integration with Microsoft Teams. In walking around the show, I saw a ton of “professional” booth staff doing the following:
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Three Lessons from Toastmasters, Improv, & an Invisible Trunk
At Toastmasters last week, I was the table topics master. Pulling a rabbit out of my improv hat, I got someone to help me drag an invisible attic trunk up to the front. (Not the acrylic one shown, an actual invisible trunk. Trust me, it was invisible.) I then pulled out invisible objects from the…
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That Skatepark story going around, only older and with a twist
My attitude about dads is that they need to protect their children for as long as possible based on the child’s individual needs. With that in mind, it may seem that allowing my young son to walk into a skatepark, go up to an unshaven and rattily-dressed skateboarder, introduce himself, and ask in a broken…
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Respect the Pause! (The Thread That Ties Improv, Toastmasters, Child-rearing, and Work Presentations)
The other night, I realized a commonality across my Improv class work, my Toastmaster club activities, and communicating with my son who has intellectual disabilities. I will try to better apply this epiphany to my professional life:
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Are Overproduced Videos an Underperforming Asset?
I am not trying to sell you anything other than an idea. My idea is this: Other than the situations in which you are required by your organization to create a Hollywood-style production, go for the “prosumer” level of video first. Because it is cheaper. It is agile. And it could even perform better than…