by Bruce Turkel | May 20, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
My fifth grade teacher Juliette Polichetti used to say, “If you don’t know what you don’t know then you don’t know.” And while you could argue that that’s another way of explaining that ignorance is bliss, I don’t think that’s what Miss Polichetti had in mind. When I...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 12, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Our Monday morning run takes us through Matheson Hammock Park and out to the marina, a small spit of land that juts out into Biscayne Bay. If you stand just so, you can look out across the endless bay and see the same unspoiled vista that the Tequesta Indians enjoyed...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 11, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking
A few weeks ago the National Speakers Association (NSA) hosted their Laugh Lab. It’s a seminar taught by comedians and humorists to teach professional speakers and presenters how to use humor in their talks. I was able to fit the Laugh Lab into my schedule between...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 5, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Last Sunday night about 110 million Americans sat around their HD campfires and shared in a traditional event – the Super Bowl. But this year something was different this year , and I’m not talking about the 34-minute delay caused by the Superdome’s super brownout....
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 29, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking
Sometimes you get exposed to a new viewpoint from a unique venue that you weren’t expecting. To that point, I’m sitting on a panel in a university auditorium listening to one of my fellow panelists talk about the subject of our conference. I’ve already prepared my...