Free the Beethoven Nine!
The BBC is giving away all nine Beethoven symphonies, free for the downloading. (Hear them the way Beethoven meant for them to be heard: through those cheap $5 speakers Dell threw in with your computer.) A very classy (and classical) move on the Beeb’s...Books
I’ve been tagged. Not in the Alex sense, but in the “You’re it, sucker!” sense. (I act all grumpy about it, but it’s kinda nice to feel included. Sniff. Thanks, JB.) So, the book meme. How many books do you own? A lot fewer than I once...“It’s not show friends. It’s show business.”
From the great folks at Terminal City, news that Yuk Yuks feels kind of possessive with its signed comics: Sometimes jokes are no laughing matter. A local comedian who organises a monthly talent showcase says the Canadian comedy chain Yuk Yuk‚Äôs is warning it will...Most-vehemently-rejected “presents for the story people” in Boohbah! script meetings
Three kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium A sack of rabid ferrets Herpes A Zing Zing Zingbah pelt A ticket out of this sand-infested dumpThere’s no business like show business… unless it’s politics
Hot on the heels of our discussions over what great political candidates stand-up comics would make (triggered by a post by John Rogers)… …Mike Nichols suggests the story-telling skills of film and theatre are desperately needed in politics, too: In...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
