The key to being interesting is to take an interest in other people. Years ago I was at a party in New York where I didn’t really know anybody but my then-girlfriend. At some point we each went our own way and I found myself next to the bar with one of her...
You hear it all the time in speeches, announcements, Facebook posts and every awards presentation that’s ever occurred: “I’d like to thank …” “I’d like to introduce …” “I’d like to congratulate...
There may be no place like home for the holidays, but these gatherings can be precarious affairs. It seems even the most innocuous remark comes loaded with extra freight — a lifetime of built-up resentments and slights. “Nice haircut! I love your hair...
Conventional wisdom would tell you that doing a radio interview in the actual studio would be a more comfortable, natural experience than conducting it over the phone. But that’s just another proof point for how conventional wisdom gets its name. As I found this...
“Don’t hire anyone you wouldn’t want to run into in the hallway at three in the morning.” – Tina Fey, Bossypants This has always been my approach when interviewing people for a job. Not that my kind of work would have me roaming office...
Every time I help a client create a video, it seems someone during the planning stage brings up narration: “And here the narrator should talk about …” And I’m thinking, “No, there will be NO narrator!” But I don’t usually...
