by Bruce Turkel | Oct 14, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
[Please note: I am on vacation this week and sharing one of my favorite posts from a few years ago. If it’s new to you, I hope you enjoy it. If you’re reading it for the second time, I hope you enjoy it again.] Do you know how to read musical notation? If you do you...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 12, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
What was going through your mind on 9/10/01? I’ll bet you don’t remember. I don’t remember what I was thinking about either. Life was just sort of buzzing along like it usually does. I was aware of some of it and much of it went by unnoticed. But I sure remember what...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 29, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
When I walked downstairs to grab my mail today Shelly told me that I had “won the mail sweepstakes.” Sure enough, my mail slot held the biggest pile on any of the shelves. “Of course,” Shelly added, “most of it is junk.” But hidden amongst all the trash were three...
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...