Cherish people who are eccentric. They see things differently. Kurt Vonnegut authored several books that transfixed the reading public from 1959 to the posthumous publication of his last work in 2013, including The Sirens of Titan, Mother Night, Cat’s Cradle,… Read More »18 Quotes from a Brilliant Eccentric
Want to get your rose-colored glasses blown off your nose? Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli-American psychologist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize… Read More »20 Quotes that Make You Realize the World Doesn’t Make Sense
Graduates get lots of stuff when they earn their diplomas. But maybe the most valuable gift they can receive is good advice. It doesn’t matter if they heed it right away (or ever). What matters is that they are aware… Read More »12 Books to Give to Graduates
Ellie Marlow did her homework. She combed the internet to find the best 100 public speaking blogs–the ones that are helpful resources. Guess what? You’re reading one of them now! Tweet: THE BEST 100 PUBLIC SPEAKING BLOGS (http://ctt.ec/v54q8+) are ranked… Read More »100 sites to improve your communication skills
Is one of your resolutions to improve at work? Maybe you’d like to be more organized, more proactive, a better manager, or a more inspiring leader. Improving your communication skills can help you improve in all of these areas. To… Read More »5 ways to get smarter about public speaking
Over forty years ago, drifting through my undergraduate years in my ratty easy chair, I came across three words that lifted the veil from my eyes. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, the Three Musketeers of rhetoric, seemed to me to be… Read More »Words Pack a Punch