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My Shell Theory of Public Speaking

I’m a shy person. People don’t believe me when I say that – but it’s 100% true. Shyness is the tendency to withdraw out of fear. The key word there is “tendency”. Outgoingness is about avoiding that tendency. Outgoing as I may be, my tendency towards shy behaviour is still there. Shyness is part of...CONTINUE READING
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Category:speaking

This Changes Everything

As Americans head to the polls today, I am struck by something that I think is pretty profound. For the first time, the Internet is really changing the way this election day is unfolding. Not just for Americans, but for everyone. Sitting up here in the Great White North, I often wonder why the U.S....CONTINUE READING
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Category:New Media

The New Convergence

Back in the late 1990’s, I was working for a gigantic telecommunications company in Canada. “Convergence” was the buzzword of the moment, and the company was on the bleeding edge of converging cable, Internet and telephony into one big pipe. At the time, the average person didn’t really understand what this meant. Now, 12 years...CONTINUE READING
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Category:communication
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