TEDx Talk Lesson: The Power of Clarity

In 2015, I was invited to do a TEDx Talk for TEDx Boca Raton. This was very exciting, as I was a fan of TED Talks and TEDx Talks. I’d always wanted to do one. This was a great opportunity as well, because as the organizer told me, when a TEDx Talk is very successful […]

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Change Management Keynote Speaker: Ding Moments are Your Chance to Shine! 

​​Quick, think of a famous pilot. Got it? Chances are you either thought of Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, or Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. Why Lindbergh or Earhart? Because they were the first. They broke new ground. Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly across the ocean. Amelia Earhart was the first female to fly across […]

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Creativity Training Program for Business: Try Improv Comedy!

Have you ever felt like it would benefit your team, department, or organization to be more creative? If so, you may have considered a creativity training program for your business. What is Creativity Training? Creativity training is exactly what it sounds like: training your employees in a way that shows them how to access, develop, […]

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Business Improv: Turning the Ridiculous into Relevance

“Business Improv.” Sounds a bit weird, right? Can ridiculous comedy techniques help your business? If you have ever seen an improv comedy show, the last thing on your mind was probably, “Hey, that looks like it would be really helpful to me and my business.” After all, a typical improv comedy show will often have […]

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Finding Keynote Speaker Ideas

If you are planning an event, or planning on planning an event, then you could use some keynote speaker ideas. A good keynote speaker can absolutely make your event. A bad keynote speaker, on the other hand, can destroy your event before it’s even gotten started. Here are six places for finding great keynote speaker […]

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Adaptability in the Workplace: Think Better, Not Back

Adaptability in the workplace is hard for one very simple reason: change can be a giant pain in the you-know-what. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on things and start to feel comfortable, DING! The situation, economy, industry, or world changes on you. Change is inevitable. And yet, no matter how much we all know change […]

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Funny Motivational Speaker: Respond to “Ding Moments” in 9 Simple Steps!

As a funny motivational speaker, I speak to groups about how to use ideas from improv comedy to quickly and effectively respond to the unexpected. I call these moments the “Dings” of life (to see why, check out this video) Things will go wrong. Anyone can do well when everything goes exactly as planned. The […]

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Disengaged Employees? Don’t Take “Yes” For an Answer!

is one of the questions I am often asked to address in my keynote presentations and business training workshops. There are many tactics, but it all starts with realizing you have disengaged employees in the first place! One simple way of checking this is to see how frequently your employees are responding to you with “yes.” Having people around […]

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Solve an Interesting Problem

Do you want a simple (though not easy) way to innovate and create a competitive advantage, as an individual or organization? If so, the answer may lie in changing the type of problems you are trying to solve… I was listening to a podcast with Seth Godin and he said something that struck a chord […]

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Innovative Thinking: Change Your Starting Point

Innovative thinking is a critical skill, not just for cutting-edge technology companies but also for any professional who wants to solve problems, be more efficient, and move forward in their career or organizations. It can also be a tremendous help in improving your person life. In this video, Avish explains (and demonstrates) how to improve […]

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