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December 18, 2017
Should Kids Be Banned From Smartphones And More On This Week's CTRL ALT Delete Segment On CHOM 97.7 FM
Every Monday morning at 7:10 am, I am a guest contributor on CHOM 97.7 FM radio out of Montreal (home base). It's not a long segment - about 10 minutes every week - about everything that is happening in the world of technology and digital media. The good folks at CHOM 97.7 FM are posting these segments weekly on i Heart Radio, if you're interested in hearing more of me blathering away about what's going on in the digital world. I'm really excited about this opportunity, because this is the radio station that I grew up listening to, and it really is a fun treat to be invited to the Mornings Rock with Terry DiMonte morning show. The segment is called, CTRL ALT Delete with Mitch Joel.
This week we discussed:
If there's one thing that frustrates me more than anything, it's very young children with their own smartphones and tablets. We have no idea what the longterm effects that these screens will have on our children. Regardless of the science, what about the social issues? There is a reality: if kids don't use/learn on screens, we may be limiting their future, but... still. Where do you sit on this? Last week, the French government said that it will ban students from using mobile phones in primary, junior and middle school. Is this the right move? Which other countries will follow France?
Is Facebook a good or bad idea this holiday season (or any time, really)? Well, Facebook just came out and admitted that it's not all that good for your mental health, believe it or not. Researchers for the social network admitted that studies have found that spending time on Facebook "passively consuming information" can leave people "feeling worse", but they also argued that part of the solution is to engage and interact more with people on Facebook. So, here's the real question: How many people really engage and interact vs. Passively consume posts? This does not bode well for us.
App of the Week: Calm.
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December 17, 2017
Find Your Potential With Mark Sanborn - This Week's Six Pixels Of Separation Podcast
Episode #597 of Six Pixels of Separation - The Mirum Podcast is now live and ready for you to listen to.
Have you read the book, The Fred Factor? It's one of those massive business book must-haves (like Who Moved My Cheese? And The Tipping Point). It has sold close to two million copies. The author is Mark Sanborn. I've been a fan of his work for a long time, but never had the chance to have a conversation with him (until now). He's written a ton of bestsellers since then (You Don't Need A Title To Be A Leader, Encore Effect, Fred 2.0 and many more). Most recently, this top-rated speaker and consultant published his latest, The Potential Principle. It's an amazing read and an important topic. What is your true potential? Do you know? Are you truly working it? How is that working out for you? In this episode, Mark discusses the power of our potential and why we should not squander it. Enjoy the conversation...
You can grab the latest episode of Six Pixels of Separation here (or feel free to subscribe via iTunes): Six Pixels of Separation - The Mirum Podcast #597.
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December 15, 2017
Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #390
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (Solve for Interesting, Tilt the Windmill, HBS, chair of Strata, Startupfest, Pandemonio, and ResolveTO, Author of Lean Analytics and some other books), Hugh McGuire (PressBooks, LibriVox, iambik and co-author of Book: A Futurist's Manifesto) and I decided that every week the three of us are going to share one link for one another (for a total of six links) that each individual feels the other person "must see".
Check out these six links that we're recommending to one another:
1000 different people, the same words - Kieran Snyder - Medium. "Mining data for people's personalities is an interesting hobby. In this analysis, AI company, Textio, looked at how companies' job description wordings have underlying patterns, and what they say about that company's culture. 'When your PR talks about work/life balance, but your team consistently advertises jobs that are work hard/play hard, your team is the one telling the truth.'" (Alistair for Hugh).
Well-Kept Gardens Die By Pacifism - LessWrong . "In this time of political and social controversy, it's important to remember that no universally tolerant society can survive. Specifically, to remain tolerant, it must be intolerant of one thing: Intolerance. This is from 2009, but never more relevant. 'The thing about online communities, though, is that you can't rely on the police ignoring you and staying on the job; the community actually pays the price of its virtuousness.'" (Alistair for Mitch).
How the Index Card Cataloged the World - The Atlantic . "The digital age is in so many ways a perfecting of a simple technical invention: the index card. But where did the index card come from? Turns out Linnaeus, the guy who first systematized genetic heredity, more or less invented index cards in the process." (Hugh for Alistair).
New York City Wants to Audit the Powerful Algorithms That Control Our Lives - Gizmodo . "I'm not sure how much good this would do, but the more people talk about, and try to understand the ways in which algorithms are and will shape our lives, the better." (Hugh for Mitch).
AI isn't just compromising our privacy--it can limit our choices, too - Quartz . "Technology scares us. It's a fact. We're humans. Fire bad. Anything new freaks us out. Plus, unlike when we discovered fire, we've also learned, have grown, become more educated and learned from our mistakes. Of have we? In this fascinating piece, an argument is made: will our free choice be taken away as artificial intelligence delivers on its promise? Before you go screaming, take a second to consider this notion. If AI can truly deliver, in theory, it should know us better than we know ourselves, and the output of it will be either the best decision for us, or the one that makes the most sense. If that is true, where does choice go?" (Mitch for Alistair).
Norway becomes first country to end national radio broadcasts on FM - The Guardian . "Norway is the first country in the world to shut down national broadcasts of it's FM network. No, radio ins't dead in Norway. They have, simply, completed the transition to digital radio. What are they left with? Better sound quality, more channels, much more functionality and, according to them, at an eight of the cost of FM radio. To me, this smells less like the shift from traditional to digital, and more like a country self-aware enough to ditch legacy technology when something better is right in front of them. When will other countries follow suit? It's hard to complain about a media channel (and their performance), when there is a better and different solution that might make listeners and advertisers fall in love with it all over again." (Mitch for Hugh).
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December 14, 2017
Content Marketing 2018 - The Next Chapter
What is the future of the content marketing industry?
As the saying goes, "change is the only constant" and that applies just fine when it comes to understanding the future of the content marketing industry. One of the people who has been leading the content marketing charge is my friend, founder of Content Marketing Institute and Content Marketing World, Joe Pulizzi (he's also the author of several incredible bestselling books including his latest, Killing Marketing, and who can forget Epic Content Marketing and Content Inc.?). This is Joe's last year at the helm of this business (he sold the business to UBM in June 2016), and it's a bittersweet moment for me. I've known Joe since, basically, day one. I have been a speaker at nearly every single one of his events, and have been a massive evangelist for him and his business. Joe is always there for me... for this community. He's one of the good ones. We need to celebrate people like him much more often. One of the many favourite emails to get from Joe is his annual request to take part in the Content Marketing Institute's predictions for the coming year.
Welcome to 2018 Content Marketing Predictions.
From their announcement: "In 60+ Predictions on Content Marketing in 2018, some of our favorite content marketing colleagues and compatriots share their thoughts on what it takes to build an audience; how advanced technologies and newer techniques - like AI, voice-enabled search, and virtual reality - will impact the content landscape; how troubling trends like 'fake news" and data breaches will add complexity to the marketing equation and more."
Where do I stand?
Here was my prediction: "I believe 2018 will be the year where brands publish more and more content natively on external platforms. I have been seeing this trend of 'hub + hub' versus 'hub + spoke' for some time, but it's becoming more and more apparent that brands will be publishing less and less content on their own platforms (or using their platforms more like archives)."
It's true: this is the changing landscape of content marketing today.
It looks like this prediction is becoming more of a reality. How did this massive change happen? The Six Pixels of Separation content strategy that Mirum has been nurturing and developing since 2003 has been challenged more than ever before. In short: Getting you (and people who have never heard of us) to sit up and take notice is getting harder and harder. Most consumers no longer venture out to explore corporate websites and blogs. They live and breathe in social media spaces like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, YouTube and beyond. From a purely text-based content consumption perspective, they're more inclined to stay within LinkedIn or read in spaces like Medium. Consumers will still stay true to both the major publication publishers as well as their trusted trade and industry publications. So, what happens when your company posts a brilliant article to the corporate blog? Candidly, it's getting harder (and more expensive - in terms of time and money) to get consumers to head over there, consume and care. Time and time again, brands are arriving at the same reality: if they post the same article on Facebook, LinkedIn, Medium or their industry trade publication's website, it gets tons of heat, attention and care. This is where content distribution strategies trumps content marketing. This is also an indicator that buckling down on your owned property (instead of growing your reach and attention where the consumers are) could be a more costly (and risky) proposition. The value, of course, is now coming from those brands that have built up their email lists and are offering their clients (and prospective customers) more exclusive and valuable content via email. This will come as a shock to those who (wrongly) think that email is dead and/or on its way out. Email is only dying for those that have been using the channel as a way to advertise (ad nauseam) to their list, and not to those who are nurturing, respectful and engaging with that most trusted database.
What else is going to happen in content marketing?
The result of this prediction compilation is a meaty, quick-hit of what we all have to think about over the coming year, when it comes to content marketing. In this past year's edition of 60+ Predictions On Content Marketing In 2018, you will better understand the type of content, platforms, technologies and businesses that will shape the landscape moving forward. As always, a personal thanks Joe Pulizzi, Robert Rose and the team at CMI for including me in this initiative.
You can check it out right here: 60+ Predictions On Content Marketing In 2018. What went right for you this year?
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December 13, 2017
Do We Blame The Algorithms When Advertising Goes Wrong?
When things go wrong in advertising, it looks like brands are throwing the algorithms under the bus.
And you thought it was just the agencies who took the brunt of the damage when mistakes are made? It is not. Look no further than Internet Radio to see how this is unfolding. Internet radio has consistently been an area of high growth in advertising spend (and based on the success of podcasts, connected speakers, voice platforms and the troubles of terrestrial radio, it doesn't look like it is going to be slowing down any time soon). Still, Internet Radio is not podcasting. In fact, it works almost exactly like terrestrial radio. It has scheduled programming, measurable audience, and time slot ad buys. The big difference (or value for brands) is the simplicity of digital insertions (the publishers can drop ads in and out with ease across multiple shows over date and time). But, there's one fatal flaw that many brands haven't considered: it's largely a wild west on the content front. Without knowing it, many brands are unwittingly sponsoring some fairly unsavory shows including those supporting racism or even terrorist thinking. So, is this a wake up call about the medium or another example of marketer laziness with programmatic buying? How should brands proceed? Is it easier to keep making the same mistake over and over again (while blaming the algorithms) or do we have a deeper problem going on here?
You may want to listen to this: Beancast - Episode #476 - So Very Gassy.
This week, I discussed this topic along with Emily Binder (Beetle Moment Marketing), Kate O'Neill (K.O.Insights) and host Bob Knorpp on the very excellent BeanCast Podcast (which I've been fortunate to be a guest on in the past). We didn't just tackle the current problem of Internet Radio advertising. In this episode, we also discussed brands and their inability to truly be friends in social media, ads.cert and what this means for the digital advertising business, and Facebook's new Messenger For Kids apps.
Take a listen and jump into the fray...
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December 10, 2017
Future Proof With Minter Dial - This Week's Six Pixels Of Separation Podcast
Episode #595 of Six Pixels of Separation - The Mirum Podcast is now live and ready for you to listen to.
Back in early 2002, when I first got started in this agency business, I was networking as much as possible. One of the first major local executives that I met was Minter Dial. A man with an international reputation who was senior leadership at L'Oreal. We became friends, but Minter moved on. I believe that Minter and I bonded so well, because we were both interested in very divergent cultural spaces, while developing very corporate lives at the same time. To give you some context, Minter Dial is an American, with French citizenship, born in Belgium, educated in England, living in France and married with two children. He is the author and producer of the award-winning documentary film and book, The Last Ring Home. A personal and moving story that traces the lives of his grandfather and grandmother through WWII. The film, which has won multiple awards, including Best Foreign Film, Best Documentary and Best Screenplay, was shown on PBS in May of this year. On the professional front - after a 16-year international career with the L'Oréal Group -- including nine assignments in France, UK, USA and Canada -- Minter launched The Myndset Company, a boutique agency providing business speaking and consultancy on leadership, branding and digital strategy. Most recently, Minter co-authored (with Caleb Storkey), Futureproof - How to get your business ready for the next disruption. The book explores the three core mindsets and twelve disruptive technologies that brands must have to grow and succeed... and to get ready for the next disruption. Enjoy the conversation...
You can grab the latest episode of Six Pixels of Separation here (or feel free to subscribe via iTunes): Six Pixels of Separation - The Mirum Podcast #595.
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December 8, 2017
Mini Gift Guide For The Tech Traveller's Business Person In Your Life
Normally, I shy away from gift guides. This year is different.
I travel about 150,000 miles per year (for some that's insane, for other that's called "February"). With that, I am always super specific about the gear that I travel with. Because I never check bags, everything must be super lightweight, ultra durable, multi-purpose and truly functional for heavy usage. Over the years, I've often had the question: "Where did you get that?," while sitting in airports, hotel lobby's or just over lunch with a friend. I quickly realized that I, in fact, am a huge nerd and love scouting out the latest and greatest in tech and travel gadgets that can make your business trip that much more pleasant.
Let's level set first.
Before rattling off some of the best gadgets, it's important to note that I travel with a MacBook Pro (the new one that is USB C only) and the iPhone X. I travel, mostly, domestically in North America and I have a physical aversion to checking any luggage. So, I pack light and wear similar clothes (black only!).
With that, here's my mini gift guide for the tech traveller's business person in your life...
Anker PowerCore Fusion 5000 2-in-1 Portable Charger and Wall Charger . A killer little travel device that enables me to leave all of the Apple charger bricks at home for the smartphones and tablets and - at the same time - this also double as a portable charger for your smartphone. I can't thank Scott Stratten enough for introducing me to this device. I also love how it plugs directly into the wall and recharges the battery, while being able to handle two USB devices. Simply brilliant. This literally took me from four separate charging devices/portable batteries down to just one.
Poweradd 2-Outlet Mini Travel Surge Protector . This is another "must have" device. I picked up a portable and mini travel size power bar at a trade show booth for free. I loved it. It eventually died, and I replaced it with this one... and I am glad that I did. This has room for a few devices to plug in, plus two USB ports. If you have ever been to a hotel, airport lounge or airport lobby, you know how scare, hard to find and tight the spaces are to actually plug anything in. This one is so well designed, that it even plugs perfectly into that pesky little outlet that are in the base of hotel room lamps on the night table. Frequent flyers also know how tough it can be to get those Apple chargers into in the in-seat plugs (if you're lucky enough to have one). This cures all. I love the way the chord wraps and hides itself, and I'm a huge fan of the little green power light as well. You have no idea how often I plug something into a random wall on the road, and I don't know if the socket is dead, if it's the charger, etc... This lets you know when it's actually getting power. This gets you from one plug to two plus two USB ports.
Anble 4-in-1 USB Type C to HDMI, DVI and VGA Converter . If you have to give a business presentation, you need to have one of these. While my primary dongles to attach my laptop to projectors are the official ones from Apple, I always want to have a back up (especially because these new MacBook's are using USB C, and very few AV teams carry this new format/dongle). With that, I always want a backup. This is it. It's an all-in-one, so I would not trust it as the only solution, but it's great for a backup. The bonus of this one is that it also has DVI. DVI is a format I don't see often (and Apple doesn't even have a USB C to DVI dongle), but just in case I always keep this one handy. So, you can connect to VGA, HDMI and DVI all from this one dongle.
2 in 1 Lightning iPhone 7 Adapter for iPhone . If you use headphones, one of the biggest adjustments that must be made as you transition over to the newer iPhones, is the lack of a headphone jack. I'll recommend some great Bluetooth headsets for being on-the-go next, but it's a shame to waste the headphones that you already have. This would be a solution. The ability to plug into a corded headphone while also being able to charge your device at the same time (a must for being on the go with these battery draining smartphones). Candidly, I'm not sold on these adapters, but they are essential. The challenge (as I have discovered) is that while these do the trick of allowing you to listen to audio while charging your device at the same time (something, the official Apple adapter does not allow), it does render the buttons on your headphones useless. So, if you want to jump tracks, raise/lower the volume or even use the microphone on your headset for a call, these adapters don't always allow for that functionality. Buyer beware. I'm hopeful that Apple creates an official version of this, at some point soon.
Bose QuietControl 30 Wireless Headphones . These are my wireless/bluetooth headphones of choice for travel. Bose is a brand that many know and love. I've gone through the lot of their headphones (and other brands as well). There is no doubt that the sound quality and true noise cancelling is much better on the Bose QuietComfort 35 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones, but I am a stickler on a few points that the 30 delivers on over the 35. First, if you ever have to sleep on a plane, I find it much more comfortable to have the in-ear option. The over-the-ears don't allow you to move your head around as much, and if you're lucky enough to get a lie-flat seat on an overseas flight, you can forget about sleeping on your side with the 35. I also much prefer the slim form factor of the 30 over the 35. The 35 has a much bulkier packaging, which makes it harder to slip into your briefcase. These are both expensive headphones. Both work great. I choose the 30 over the 35.
eBags Professional Slim Laptop Backpack . This is my backpack/briefcase. I could not be happier with it, and I have bought - literally - hundreds of briefcases and backpacks over the years. I'm always looking for something light, durable, black, professional and with enough pockets and areas that I can zip through security and customs without having to fumble around too much. The good people at eBags really have something with this bag. I can't think of one thing that I would want to add/remove. This one is so smart - from the front pocket for emptying your pockets at security to the base at the bottom of the bag that will hold all external chargers, to the smaller top compartment especially built for your tablet (or Kindle or whatever) and the separate area for your laptop. If you're looking for a professional bag that does it all... you can't go wrong with this one.
Briggs & Riley Baseline Rolling Cabin Bag . Another area where I have spent way too much time, money and effort on is the ideal carry-on. This is the one. By far. Many airlines are now forcing gate check for carry-on bags that are too big. I went in the opposite direction, and I will never turn back. I often find myself on smaller planes, where all bags must be gate checked. This has stressed me out for connections and created delays. This is the best solution. It's small enough that it can fit in many of the smaller aircrafts overhead bins. And, if it doesn't, I slip my eBags briefcase (above) in the overhead bin, and this bad boy can go under any seat. I can't express how much love I have for never ever having to gate check a bag. The trick with this bag, is that you have to pack light. I recommend rolling (tight) all of your clothing and coupling this with Eagle Creek's Pack-It Specter Garment Folder Small (make sure you get the small version or it will not fit in this bag) for articles that you do not want to wrinkle (dress shirts, sport coats, dresses, etc...) - see below for that product. I've been able to use this cabin bag for two nights and three days on the road, though it is more ideal for a quick overnight trip.
Eagle Creek's Pack-It Specter Garment Folder Small . I do not know how I ever lived without this product. Remember, if you are going to go with the Briggs & Riley Cabin Bag above, make sure you get the "small" version of this magic little packing solution. This garment folder claims to be able to hold up seven items (according to their website), but from my experience, it really hold two dress shirts and one sport coat tightly. Still, it compresses the clothes and keeps them wrinkle free - and it works like a charm. If you travel, you must try these out. They're the best at space saving for packing.
RuMe Bags Baggie All Zippered Organizer . Last (but not least) is this little charmer. Cables, dongles, headphones, adapters, presentation remotes, etc... can quickly turn the inside of your bag into something that resembles a pit of tangled snakes. For years, this bag has been my go-to organizer. I put my two remote presenters in the front pocket with my USB stick of backup files. The middle section gets all of the dongles that I need to connect to random projectors and AV set-ups, and the main compartment gets everything else. These bags are simply awesome and will keep every small-ish piece of tech and accessory organized and never to be lost again. For those who live in Canada, Dollorama has a similar bag in their stores, that I think are actually better (thicker material and slightly bigger) for under $4, so go and hunt it out in the office/school supply section.
Those are my top tech traveller's business person gifts... what are yours?
note: all of the links above are affiliate links on Amazon. My intent is to donate whatever money is generated by the links to a local woman's shelter. Hoping that you're cool with that? And, yes, I really do use each and every one of these gadgets almost every day. If it's in this list, it's because I love it and use it. Also, special thanks to Heath Slawner for asking me to pull this all together.
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The Legendary John Patitucci On This Month's Groove - The No Treble Podcast
John Patitucci is this month's conversation on Groove - The No Treble Podcast.
You can listen the new episode right here: Groove - The No Treble Podcast - Episode #36 - John Patitucci.
Who is John Patitucci?
What has not been said about the bass playing of John Patitucci? The Brooklyn native started playing the bass when he was twelve years old and has not stopped since. He was a member of three Chick Corea groups: the Elektric Band, the Akoustic Band, and the quartet. While he often switches between the acoustic and electric bass, most of us know him for his groundbreaking work with the six string bass. Patitucci truly is the triple threat: a killer live performer, an amazing studio musician, and a much sought-after teacher. He was the artistic director of the Bass Collective, was involved with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, he started the Online Jazz Bass School, and was more recently appointed artist in residence at Berklee College of Music. In 2015, the documentary Back In Brooklyn came out and covered not only the recording of his solo disc, Brooklyn, but it was a phenomenal look back on his incredible career. John is busier than ever these days. The multi-Grammy winner most recently toured with The John Patitucci Electric Guitar Quartet, which happened around the same time as the 2015 recording of another trio, Children of the Light. We're honored that John took the time to chat with us. Enjoy the conversation...
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What is Groove - The No Treble Podcast?
This is an ambitious effort. This will be a fascinating conversation. Our goal at Groove is to build the largest oral history of bass players. Why Groove? Most of the content about the bass revolves around gear, playing techniques, and more technical chatter. For us, bassists are creative artists with stories to tell. They are a force to be reckon with. These are the stories and conversation that we will capture. To create this oral history of why these artists chose the bass, what their creative lives are like, and where inspiration can be found.
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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #389
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (Solve for Interesting, Tilt the Windmill, HBS, chair of Strata, Startupfest, Pandemonio, and ResolveTO, Author of Lean Analytics and some other books), Hugh McGuire (PressBooks, LibriVox, iambik and co-author of Book: A Futurist's Manifesto) and I decided that every week the three of us are going to share one link for one another (for a total of six links) that each individual feels the other person "must see".
Check out these six links that we're recommending to one another:
Postmortem: Every Frame a Painting - Tony Zhou - Medium . "The YouTube channel Every Frame A Painting has been doing visual storytelling for years now. And, with this post, they wrapped things up. 'My name is Tony and my name is Taylor, and this concludes Every Frame a Painting.' I hadn't been following their story, but if you're a creative type working today, this is a fascinating read -- and I have a few hours of videos to catch up on." (Alistair for Hugh).
I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor - Vice . "If true, this is a scathing indictment of ratings sites. If not, it's the best example of trolling I've seen on the Internet in recent years. Either way, you need to see this -- if only for the behind-the-scenes photos of food staging." (Alistair for Mitch).
Is There a Limit to Scientific Understanding? - The Atlantic . "Science is still pretty bad at describing real complexity, and still terrible at explaining our own brains. Maybe that's a constraint of human consciousness, and a limit of our ability to truly understand the world around us." (Hugh for Alistair).
Kick Against the Pricks - The New York Review of Books . "Laura Kipnis pulls no punches in this snarky and wise overview of the spate of powerful men falling on their, er, swords. The article is more remarkable in its shading beyond black and white." (Hugh for Mitch).
Ambient AI Is About to Devour the Software Industry - Technology Review. "Amazon. Oh, Amazon. When you mix artificial intelligence and machine learning into cloud platforms, something really big is/will happen. Not enough people get it, understand it or are ready for the ramifications. From this article: 'This shift promises to be the biggest transition for the software world in decades. The easy availability of on-demand machine learning, combined with tools for automating the design and training of AI models, should, in fact, have an increasing impact on overall economic productivity, according to some economists.' It's not about new software. Not at all. As the article surmises: '...cloud-based machine learning is about to take the software industry by storm--and, by extension, to rewire the entire economy.' Yes, the entire economy." (Mitch for Alistair).
'Let the soul dangle': how mind-wandering spurs creativity - Aeon. "If all you are ever doing is transitioning from deep work into a Facebook feed, into YouTube, into dinner, into Netflix and beyond, you are busy trying to fill your day. Being active is so important. No doubt. But what about just letting your mind wander? How about just giving yourself a beat... a long beat... a long walk... or just do nothing. Literally, nothing. Not even a meditation or mindfulness session. Nothing. Just put your mind out on a clothesline and do nothing until it dries. What could happen? Perhaps... maybe... a massive breakthrough?" (Mitch for Hugh).
Feel free to share these links and add your picks on Twitter, Facebook, in the comments below or wherever you play.
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December 3, 2017
Into The Speaker Lab With Grant Baldwin - This Week's Six Pixels Of Separation Podcast
Episode #594 of Six Pixels of Separation - The Mirum Podcast is now live and ready for you to listen to.
The number one question that people ask me is: how did you become a professional speaker? I don't believe that my story is replicable. Not because I am special (I am not). I just had many lucky breaks happen together in a short period of time. Here's one thing that I have learned over the years: the best speakers do not just get up on stage and deliver. They are not individuals with birth-given skills. The ability to communicate to an audience (and, that's anyone from the boardroom to the convention centre) is a learnable skill. Grant Baldwin does this for a living. A former Bible college youth pastor, Grant now helps people become speakers... and become better speakers. His company, The Speaker Lab, has a whole mess of tools, podcasts, workshops, training and more (including his free speaker workshop and free speaker fee calculator). In this episode, we break it down for anyone and everyone who wants to deliver in front of an audience. And, whether you eagerly want to get up on stage or are dreading it, the skillset of public speaking is critical to your success (and your brand's). Enjoy the conversation...
You can grab the latest episode of Six Pixels of Separation here (or feel free to subscribe via iTunes): Six Pixels of Separation - The Mirum Podcast #594.
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