I entertain adolescents for a living…corporate speaking doesn’t phase me!
I have been working with kids since 1995. Most teachers (especially middle school), will tell you that effective lessons have a hook and engaging tales that relate the subject matter to them. The world today is based upon instant gratification (video games), instant knowledge (google), and filtering out facts from fiction. Using stories and humor from my life experience, I also love moderating panels and doing Q&A. I am able to dig deep and get people out of their shell and chatting. Let’s talk.
Early Days
You know that sound and feeling you get when cracking a knuckle on purpose? The little pop and a split second sensation of something inside your finger adjusting? It felt like that, but two muffled pops, a half spin as I tried to brace myself with my arms on an large instrument case, and I…
It Keeps Me Awake
Recently I was asked what keeps me awake at night. This question was posed to me in a group setting. Although the atmosphere was jovial, the question was anything but. As I listened to various people answer I noticed that some people fluffed off the question, while others spoke about themselves, but not one of…
THE WORLD WAS BRAND NEW
Christmas Day 1982, Santa Claus brought me a boombox. For those of you that are too young to know what I am talking about, check out this outstanding video. It was a Sony, and it had a tape deck. This meant that I could, for the first time, record my favorite songs directly from the…
A LONG WEEKEND
Here’s one: In April of 2011, Vanessa and I had been dating for almost a year. Little by little I was revealing more of my nerd side: I am a space junkie. Not as in ‘more room for stuff’…more like ‘outer’. The heavens. Stars, planets and everything NASA. Both of us were teaching, and had…
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