Category: Experts
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What are you “best in the room” at?
I heard David Meerman Scott share this question in a recent Elevate podcast episode with host Bob Glazer. He was asked by someone “Imagine you are in a room with 2,000 people. What could you confidently say you are the best in the room at?” Take a moment to reflect on this question. I imagined…
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How to Get Paid to Speak
“Your ability to communicate with others will account for fully 85% of your success in your business and in your life.” Brian Tracy Imagine being paid well to travel the world and share your message with people that want to hear you speak? If something in that question resonates, this post might be helpful. Today,…
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The Formula for Changing People
There is formula for changing people. Doctor Malik Mohammed shared this wisdom with the EO Global Leadership Academy last week in Washington, USA. If you are to change someone’s behaviour patterns, two things are necessary. Learn more about Dr Malik Mohammed and watch Dr Malik Mohammed speaking.
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4 Public Speaking Lessons from the IESE EMBA team 2017 | Anagor, Mueck, Rodrigues and Zimmer
This video comes from IESE during the Executive MBA (EMBA) intensive week in Barcelona. Florian Mueck, John Zimmer, Tony Anagor and Tobias Rodrigues all share wisdom on: public speaking hand gestures giving constructive feedback and the powerful pause The Guests on this Week’s Video: Florian Mueck, http://www.florianmueck.com, on the 4 types of Gestures 2:18 John…
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Why are Experts so often poor Communicators? This is why…
Why are Experts so often poor Communicators? Here is why… Â If you are reading this via email, check out the video on the blog: Why are Experts so often poor Communicators? This is a video about Experts and Fakes, Charlatans and Gurus. I share a 2×2 matrix looking at the 4 types of skill/communication ability.…
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How to Prepare and Deliver a Great TED Talk
You are going to give a TED talk? You want to give a TED talk? It is on your bucket list to deliver a TED talk? This video is for you… The 10 Areas to Prepare a TED Talk Learn about the 10 areas: This is a 20 minute video covering 10 areas that you will…
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Charlie Munger’s Inverse Thinking Process
I was watching a few Charlie Munger speeches recently – Warren Buffett’s partner in leading Berkshire Hathaway. Charlie talks a lot about “Inverse Thinking”… The Inverse Thinking Process What is Inverse Thinking? Â Charlie says it is helpful to turn a question on its head. Â If you want to know what would improve the situation of…
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How to Stop Offering Free Advice and Make the Sale
Over the last 10 years I have increasingly moved from product businesses towards a services business. In the world of private jets we had simple rules: if the trip is not paid, the plane doesn’t leave.  It was policy, not decision. In the world of coaching leaders to build cultures of disciplined high performance, there is…
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5 Blog Posts that Really Changed my Perspective on Big Things
I had coffee this morning with an entrepreneur from Barcelona and fellow member of Entrepreneurs’ Organisation. Â I spoke about a couple of blog posts that had really impacted me and changed my perspectives on life. Â He asked me to share my list. Â Here it is. 5 Blog Posts that Changed My Perspectives Derek Sivers’ post…
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Disrespect for the Respectable [Richard Feynman Video]
“If you know the name of a bird in all of the human languages, you will still know absolutely nothing about the bird. Â My father taught me the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing about that something.” Richard Feynman Earlier this week, my father sent me 2 short video interviews of Nobel…