Weblogg-ed » Killing Creativity – One of the first things I downloaded on my iPhone was the Ted Talks video that featured Sir Ken Robinson, the one titled Do Schools Kill Creativity? For some reason, it’s one of those pieces of content that I feel like I have to consume every few months or so. It just says so much about what’s wrong with the current view of education, and it’s one of the reasons why we’re encouraging our kids as much as possible to play and dance and draw and sing. (In fact, we may be dropping a family trip to the beach in a couple of weeks so Tess can go to drama camp like she needs it.

10 great tips for better communication – Probably the most important skill anybody needs today in private enterprise is the one rarely taught in our education system – how to communicate? This is the skill that gets people their first job, helps them get promoted, …

answering questions about being a change agent and change … – a very good teacher friend asked me to answer some questions for an instructional technology class she is taking. the questions are centered around being an “exemplary change agent” and change management in education. they are tough. …

Rediscover Communication – Communicating with others is simply a great way to learn and improve ourselves, but it has to be done the right way! Communication is sometimes overlooked or not taken enough care of, sometimes we just don’t give enough importance to …

Good Verbal Communication Skills – Learn how to communicate effectively by eliminating weak language. In the past few articles you have been learning about the importance of non verbal communication, and how to use your body language in a way that communicates power and authority. In the next few articles, we are going to be taking a closer look at the verbal aspect of communication, which includes the words you use, and how you use them.

Success Principle 5 – Successful People are Readers . – If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or by Email. I have enjoyed reading as far back as I can remember. I grew up as an only child and was one of those geeky kids who read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trillogy before he was 10.