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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.)…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Men Who’ve Cried at Work
This is Chapter 3, Men at Work, from my well-reviewed book”Dads of Disability: Stories for, by, and about fathers of children who experience disability.”You can download other sample chapters and learn about the book and where to buy it on its website.
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It’s not about work-life balance… Actually LIVING helps work productivity!
One of my takeaways from a recent episode of Hidden Brain was the story about a young doctor who couldn’t keep up until she started to make time for herself. And once she did, she was able to actually get more done…
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In-person at last! B2B Sales & Marketing Exchange – A Trip Report (Pt. 1)
I attended the first two days of the B2B Sales and Marketing Exchange conference. Thanks to Judd Borakove and Sangram Vajre for inviting/sponsoring me. Come, follow my two days of learning and networking. (I was unable to attend day three.) This trip report is filtered through…
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How working from home has been great for me (and my employer) #wfh
Written in 2019 BEFORE lockdown There are many formal and research-based articles and essays about working from home (#wfh) — Its advantages, disadvantages, and the kinds of people and roles that are suited for wfh. This essay isn’t one of…
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