Howling At The Moon
Assignment: NRF speaker support. January 19, 2010 One of my favorite scenes in the movie Moonstruck is when the [...]
Creating the dramatic without the ‘drama’!
You need to engage and inform a group. It may be an internal group like new-hires or an external group like attendees at [...]
When you present: Who is it about? You or them?
When you make a presentation either live or written who is it about? For a clue, take a look at the first word of the [...]
The Weber Family Christmas Return
Phil, Naomi, Sally Sue and Bradley (a boy they know) are celebrating Christmas again! Did you miss them? The Brüka [...]
"Shots Fired"
Two police officers rushed over to me, “are you the one that called 911?” “Yes” I said. “I came out of the [...]
Shaking the gloved hand… on his way to Neverland.
Back stage at Disneyland is a special place. The limbo between the 'Magic Kingdom' and the real world. It is the area [...]
Clowning Around: Lessons from the Road
Cole is a clown. He studied to be a clown at the Clown Conservatory in San Francisco where I am on the teaching [...]
You have the right to remain silent….but your body is talking loud and clear.
How do detectives learn how to talk to a suspect? Do they watch Law & Order for hours? Nope. They go to School. [...]
A presentation so engaging that we ran out of lead cards!?
Remember science classes in Elementary school? Middle School? Did you play with an erupting volcano? Bunsen Burners? [...]
One Part Engaging Theatre and One Part Solid Content
Martin Ganapoler of the FB Theatre Team interviews David Hawks of Absolute Software At trade shows you want [...]
The Added Value of Improvisation in Business
I spent a week in The Netherlands with this great group of 4th year business students considering this question: Is [...]
And the award goes to …….[wait for it]…..
Does this look like a photo of a training session? It is. Instead of a room with desks and a PowerPoint screen, Phil [...]
An Offer You Can’t Refuse
I got a call on Friday to appear in Las Vegas on Wednesday at a CFO conference as The God Father. What are the [...]
There you are!
I knew there was a reason I still read the morning paper! Today Dear Abby had some advice about charm. She said: My [...]














