How Do Our Brains Really Communicate?
Some recent research on how our brains work overturns previous thinking about the mind, with implications for how we communicate ...
The Real Purpose of Eye Contact
Among the many common misunderstandings about body language is a very basic one: the real purpose of eye contact. We ...
Why One Conversation a Day Is Essential for Us Humans
With a hat tip, or maybe a dedication would be a better word, to my dear friend Riaz Meghji. I ...
How to Reduce the Anxiety of Public Speaking
The most common question I get asked about public speaking is, “how do I control (reduce, eliminate) my nerves?” As ...
Why Do We Deny the Facts? And What Can We Do About That?
If you ask most people, they will tell you that human cooperation, from politics to simple daily interactions in the ...
What Are the Trends in Speaking Right Now?
What do audiences want to hear from speakers, coming out of the pandemic (if in fact we are finally emerging)? ...
A Tribute to Maria Popova and the Marginalian – Part 3
This is the third of three articles inspired by The Marginalian. One of the glories of the Internet is Maria ...
E41 Season 2 of JOQ: Nick catches up with award-winning author, speaker and business coach Pam Slim
Pamela Slim is an award-winner author, speaker and business coach who works with small business owners ready to ...
What About That Hybrid Workplace?
As the pandemic has worked its dreary, disastrous way with us over the past couple of years, the talk in ...
How Hard Is It to Change, Really?
A study I saw recently from a few years back brought into question my long-held assumption that most people find ...
