by Bruce Turkel | Feb 19, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
A couple of weeks ago I heard lawyer, orator, and FIU Law School Visiting Professor of Law George Knox define the word “WILL” this way: “Will does not mean should, will does not mean could, will does not mean might or maybe. Will is unequivocal. Will only means...
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 | 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...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 13, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking
Last week I exhausted my brain, my legs, and my wallet wandering through the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. CES is where companies from around the world gather to show each other their latest and greatest inventions and innovations. Vegas is where they...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 7, 2013 | Branding
Do you know what the word “tautology” means? Wikipedia says: Tautology: using different words to say the same thing, or a series of self-reinforcing statements that cannot be disproved because they depend on the assumption that they are already correct. Good examples...