The Most Important Part of an IntroductionThe entire reason you want to deliver a great introduction is to empower the right people to come up to you afterwards and talk with you…Apr 22, 2021Apr 22, 2021
How to Get Better at Introducing Yourself“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Children readily reply with simple answers: fireman, nurse, doctor, priest, astronaut… To a…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
The Well-Actually Graph: How Ideas Spread into society, and where new ideas can be injected.For five years I worked for the agriculture company Monsanto. At the time, Monsanto had a reputation for being an evil company. Even I had…Feb 15, 20211Feb 15, 20211
Persuasion requires that you look individuals in the eyes.Judgement. When most people are giving a speech they willfully ignore or are ignorant of the response written on the faces of every single…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
If you want to reach other people, learn to draw your ideas.A few years ago, I was invited to address a room full of graduate students studying agricultural sciences at the University of Kentucky…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
How to say something valuable in a speech.When I am asked to give a speech, I try to think about this question: what is one truth that no one agrees with you on? No matter how many…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
Published inAR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality MagazineHave you tried Virtual Reality yet?I spend at least an hour a day in my VR headset. I am able to do work that clients pay me for while wearing my headset and sitting with a…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
Habari? What is the news where you are from?Last night a family friend from hundreds of miles away came into town. She sat with my wife and I around the dinner table late into the…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
To be a valuable communicator, don’t fall in love with your side.When I was about six months into my job at Monsanto, a man named Fred gave me some advice that I will never forget.Jan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021
