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How to Become a Learning Machine – 14
“We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience” quote attributed to John Dewey (1859-1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. Do you reflect on your experiences? The ability to learn from your own experiences and...
This Is How You Tell a Good Story – 13
In the previous blog post I told you a story and I promised you I was going to tell you the elements that make this story work. There are four elements, the four C’s, that will make your stories entertaining, interesting, and valuable for your audience. I’ve learned...
Everyone Loves a Good Story – 12
A few years ago my wife and I attended a two-day introductory course to massage. Although, there were twenty other people in the course, given the personal nature of massage, we expected that we were going to learn by massaging each other. The first surprise came when...
How to Create a Startup within Five Years of Finishing University – 11
In May this year, I was invited to give a guest lecture at University of Auckland for the course SCIGEN201 “Innovating for a Knowledge Society”, to talk about my experience founding Pheromite Ltd. Pheromite is a startup company with the aim to develop new treatments...
The Number One Reason Why Most Technical Presentations Fail – 10
Technical presentations are the most challenging type of presentations. Giving effective presentations of any kind is already challenging. Add to that the challenge of conveying technical information and you have a task that very few people on this planet can...
The Most Effective Message – 9
If you read the previous blog post, then you may remember that while you are communicating your message, whether to one person, a group, or during a presentation, there are four things that need to happen in your audience’s mind: they need to understand, agree, care,...