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"Monkey Shouting"
In the 1960, with satire becoming a popular and mainstream TV entertainment, Peter Cook said that, “Britain would slowly slide, giggling, into the sea.” Britain has been slowly sliding ever since and our excessive fondness for ‘avin a laff has shaped every part of our cultural and political life. I was recently talking to an [...]
Continue Reading →I was going to write about humor this week but that will have to wait. I spent Friday at The Story, and quite a few people I met there wanted to talk about what I had written last week about smiling and some valuable points were raised that I thought I should share. The general [...]
Continue Reading →Networking gurus will often say that when you approach a group of people you should smile. This is terrible advice unless you are a naturally smiley person, in which case you obviously shouldn’t suppress your nature by hiding your smile. For the rest of us, putting on a smile can be a very good way [...]
Continue Reading →In the first Monkey Shouting I raised the question of who you should approach first at a party. The answer is not a simple one and not everyone would agree on the right approach. But here are a few things to consider. The feeling of having fun, chatting to people, and being entertaining is not [...]
Continue Reading →This is the first in a series of posts sharing tips for dealing with networking at industry events that I’ve taught over the years. These are ideas that anyone can use to make work events less daunting and more fun. Some are tips that professional performers have passed down over the years, others I’ve discovered through experience. I hope you find some of them useful.
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