Submitted by Jack Milner on December 13, 2017
Submitted by Jack Milner on December 13, 2017
“We had a conference last month. 50 of us flew in.” A row of bankers turned to the Whistle-blower at the end of the line. “Two days of PowerPoint presentations. On the first day, after about 10 minutes, as another slide came up I thought, ‘I’ve got two more days of this, how do I cope!?’ Then I said to myself, ‘I’ll put a smile on my face, stare in the direction of the presenter, and think happy thoughts.’ So that’s what I did. I didn't listen to a single word… for two whole days.”
Submitted by Jack Milner on December 13, 2017
Submitted by Jack Milner on December 13, 2017
Jack said, “Yes Jenny’s the same. But then I think I could be married to someone who’s great at loading dish-washers or I could be married to the amazing wonderful gorgeous Jenny?” I refrained from pointing out that maybe you could be gorgeous and wonderful and also good at loading dish-washers.
Submitted by Jack Milner on July 4, 2017
Submitted by Jack Milner on July 4, 2017
For the UK elections on June 8th, communication or non-communication played a massive part in the result. He would say that, says you. Well this time I really believe it to be true. May’s traditional ‘maybot” strong and stable, which soon translated to dull and tired versus Corbyn’s initially shambolic but increasingly confident normal guy. As regards the way it relates to business communication, particularly leaders, then there is much we can learn.
Submitted by Jack Milner on October 5, 2015
Just as a good sales person takes charge of the “conversation” so a good comic has to boss their audience. You have to let them know you’re in charge. But clearly running on stage and shouting, “who’s the Daddy?” is also unlikely to endear you to your audience (and that’s doubly true in sales.) There’s a balance.
Submitted by Jack Milner on October 1, 2015
"Trust in me," sang Kaa the snake from Jungle Book, while of course being splendidly untrustworthy.
