Three Legs to Every Speech Stool -Even for a Doc
It’s a feel good story. A guy pulling himself up from his boot straps, even when as he says, he was too poor to have boots. I got up at 6am on MLK day to hear the speaker. Cleveland man,...
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And Then There Were Six . . . What to Watch for in the Iowa Democratic Debate
Some people think the debates don’t matter. Maybe they don’t. As then CEO of Chrysler Lee Iacocca said about his marketing budget, I know half of it is wasted, I just don’t know which half. Maybe the debates had nothing...
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Bloomberg 2020 in Person
Likeability is a funny thing. In politics it often comes down to that hard-to-define likability factor. I didn’t expect to like him. He is the data guy: slicing, dicing and splicing the data. That doesn’t leave a lot of room...
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Why the Next Debate Matters Amid a Sea of I’s?
We have Iran, Iraq, and Impeachment. So why should the next democratic debate matter to anyone? Why not just wait until the field of democratic hopefuls clears even more? Why not wait until there is just one man or woman...
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My Winners and Losers from Democratic Debate #6.
The smaller group of seven made everything much easier for those on the stage. Everyone was not fighting for every ounce of oxygen in the room. There were several good lines and that is not easy in a debate format....
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Use Cafffeine and Chocolate to Find Your Life’s Purpose
I was asked to speak on finding your life’s purpose. It’s not really my specialty. If you find your life’s purpose I can help you communicate it. When push comes to shove I can give it the old college try....
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21st Century Updates on Visibility Equals Viability
I have used the term VISIBILITY EQUALS VIABILITY for so long I don’t know any more if I read it somewhere or I coined it myself. No idea. A quick Google search finds no relevant history for this term I...
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The Campy Syndrome: What the Living Legend Taught Me About Texting
I have had the honor and pleasure to get to know Cavalier Living Legend Campy Russell. I have interviewed him most of the 16 years I have hosted Forum 360. It was his invitation that first got me to the...
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I Made Up the Name of this Syndrome, and It’s Pretty Good
I always say that things happen in cycles or patterns around my office. A client will complain about something or observe something and then I will hear about the same thing again and again for the following week. Last week...
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Media: Trick or Treat?
In general, “media” refers to various collective means of communication: television, radio, print and digital are different types of media. Media is not a person. Media is a vast grouping of individuals. Your experience with the “media” was, is or will...
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