Networking is a powerful tool that can help you accomplish your goals and be more successful. One of the ways that this works is through a concept I call Opportunity Momentum. I define this as a phenomenon where increased participation in an activity leads to building more skills related to that activity and being associatedContinue reading “Opportunity Momentum: Ride the Wave”
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Rules for Public Speaking—Learned the Hard Way
During my time practicing public speaking, I’ve learned many lessons through feedback, experience, and, frankly, by screwing up. But screw-ups are great learning opportunities! Sure, it’s nice to skip the embarrassment and suffering associated with screwing up, but that’s what makes mistakes such powerful learning experiences. Below is a list of rules I’ve established forContinue reading “Rules for Public Speaking—Learned the Hard Way”
Better Slide Design Through Science
Why We Should Care About Slide Design Love it or hate it, many of us regularly have to give presentations. That means making slides. Only, most of us never get any formal education in slide design. Not that one has to have a formal education to design good slides. It just means there’s a lotContinue reading “Better Slide Design Through Science”
Self-Awareness and Empathy as Trainable Skills
I’m going to open today’s newsletter with what might be a controversial opinion: I don’t believe in natural talent. I believe in training, practice, and passion. When you see someone who has mastered a skill—such as playing an instrument, performing a one-armed handstand, or becoming a chess grandmaster—what you are seeing is the result ofContinue reading “Self-Awareness and Empathy as Trainable Skills”
Networking for Equity
Professional networking is a powerful multitool for community building, productivity, and career success. For fans of the long-running BBC show Dr. Who, you can think of your network as the sonic screwdriver of your career. In the show, a sonic screwdriver could do anything narratively convenient that the Doctor needed it to do: send andContinue reading “Networking for Equity”
Sustainable Networking 