Group psychology suggests that two changes occur when individuals are assembled into a group: There is an intensification of the emotions; and there is an inhibition of the intellect. There is also agreement that as the group grows in size,… Read More »Guys Who Speak at Rallies
Guess who is described below. He was at one time the most famous man in America. Identify the mystery man, and Sims Wyeth & Co. will send 10 lucky winners a very special copy of a book called A Zen… Read More »Guess Who
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825 – 1895) was a self-taught English biologist specializing in comparative anatomy. He earned the nickname “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his advocacy of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Why am I telling you this? Because Huxley said something… Read More »Everything and Something: Power of the Spoken Word
A researcher in a large pharmaceutical company was getting ready to sell his idea for a new drug to the executive committee. His molecule showed promising activity in the test tube and in animals, and he wanted funding to test… Read More »A True Presentation Disaster Story
There are four main reasons why people buy stuff: to make money, save time, reduce discomfort, anxiety, and hassle, and to look good in the eyes of others I am happy to say that what I sell provides all these… Read More »Real Reason Why People Buy
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” Three out of the four nouns in this famous sentence penned by Winston Churchill are concrete nouns. That’s probably why it’s a famous sentence. It packs a powerful sensory… Read More »The Worm That’s Eating your Eloquence