How to Negotiate with a Speaker

10 hours ago
Dave Bricker

  Professional keynote speakers are an investment. I’m not saying they’re not a good investment—they are—but it’s true … speakers…

Three Person Dialogue?

5 months ago

  So many presenters miss the opportunity to engage their audiences with dialogue. Speaking is live performance; why share the words…

Want Great Art from AI? Be an Art Director!

6 months ago

If you don’t collaborate with AI, you end up with what AI can do by itself—which is often less-than-satisfying, or…

How Airlines Fumbled the Story and Lost

6 months ago

Are airlines greedy?  Effective and authentic business storytelling would have led us to form a better impression.  Remember when we…

Suddenly!

7 months ago

Consider how this one word—suddenly—is the world's most common shortcut for actual literary description. Usually, it's an obvious case: "The…

The Music Industry’s $50-Billion/Year Storytelling Fumble

9 months ago

  For decades, FM radio stations served as the primary outlet for major record labels to promote their artists. Radio…

Scientists Have the Climate Story Wrong

9 months ago

Oh, they’re right enough about climate change. If you look at the data and at changing weather patterns around the…

Clever is the New Currency

11 months ago

Not so long ago, content was currency. Your ideas, experiences, opinions, eloquence, education, and advice established you as a thought…

A Story of Steve Jobs, Creativity, Balance, and Success

1 year ago

“People from technology don't understand the creative process … companies go through to make their products, and they don't appreciate…

Take the CUSS Out of Customer Service!

1 year ago

  Everyone thinks they know what good customer service is. We’ve all had bad customer service—a waiter who won’t bring…

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