It takes a tenth of a second to form an impression. So imagine how difficult it is to hold their interest for five minutes. That’s a short time for you and a looooooong time to them. For practice in being memorably brief, find or start an Ignite group. They are popping up all over, including [...]
Your hobby or work expertise or belief may be unusual, yet it’s likely that people near you share your interest. Or they may just want to have fun. How can you find those kindred spirits? By hosting an ever-better MeetUp.
Also consider start a MeetUp to create a profit center for yourself. Or to hone a skill or [...]
In art class we were asked to draw a familiar object. I picked something simple. A tire. No one could recognize it. And yet, after reading The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures I was able to draw a description of SmartPartnering and another on storyboarding.
Let people literally see your [...]
Like to literally see a story unfold? Want to make your complex product or idea simple to understand? Yearn to make your next meeting more memorable – and enable more people to experience it? Here are three vivid approaches offered by the masters of their visual genres.
1. Animating Your [...]
Here’s wise advice for us all – from Lee and Sachi, inspired by their constant, in-house muse.
From how to kiss passionately to understanding VoIP how-to videos are wildly popular. Yet short, simple explanatory videos are deceptively difficult to create. Perhaps the fastest way to learn something new is to actually see each step explained – by a clear communicator. One can watch them in spare moments, anytime, from [...]
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