When You’re in Charge, Your Whisper May Feel Like a Shout

It has been said that good parenting is less about following rules and more about assessing your child’s needs; so it goes with the storyteller’s drive to command attention from an audience. When we identify the needs and interests of our audience, we are able to bring both surprise and familiarity to the engagement, which transports them to a place that is new and imaginative, but also safe and comfortable.

As leaders, we know shouting uses the element of surprise, which can be effective. However, if all you do is shout, eventually you don't get heard. To whisper is to use the element of familiarity. But without trust, a whisper is only a whisper. 

This week, a look at how authority amplifies words.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment." - Freeman Dyson (US (English-born) physicist, 1923 - ) 

   When You’Re in Charge, Your Whisper May Feel Like a Shout

The sound of old people laughing: lol

Laughter is a form of communication that is universally recognized. It's thought that laughter may have occurred before humans could speak as a playful way for mothers and infants to communicate, as a form of play vocalization, or to strengthen group bonds. Even today our brains are wired to prime us to smile or laugh when we hear others laughing.
 
It doesn't matter what my digital laughter looks like, does it? Or does it? Am I old? Don't answer that. I'm still laughing and I don't care how it looks in print.
This week, Part 3 of 3 on Laughing in the Digital Age.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Fools rush in where fools have been before." - Unknown

   The Sound of Old People Laughing Lol by fredwine

The Not-So-Universal Language of Laughter

Big data is a broad term for data sets so large or complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate. What happens when big data meets eLaughter? More than we may want to know, but I'll admit the data is interesting, in a geeky way of course.

This week, Part 2 of 3 on Laughing in the Digital Age.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a home run." - Babe Ruth (US baseball player, 1895 - 1948)

   The Not-So-Universal Language of Laughter by fredwine