Continuing with Innovation and Discovery Week here on the blog... Yesterday was the anniversary of the first two-way phone conversation. On this plaque: "From this site on October 9, 1876 the first two-way long distance telephone conversation was carried on for three hours. From here in Cambridgeport Thomas G. Watson spoke over a telegraph wire to Alexander Graham Bell at the office of the Walworth Mfg. Co. 69 Kirby Street, Boston, Mass. While I wasn't able to get a video of the first two-way, long distance telephone conversation, I was able to find one explaining how the first two-way, transatlantic telephone conversation worked. In 1926 The Post Office and Bell Laboratories engineered the world's first two way transatlantic telephone conversation...
As many of you know, I've struggled with insomnia for 13yrs. I've met so many others who also struggle with it that I began writing some JoJoisms which eventually became Visual JoJoisms. A while back I put some of those Visual JoJoims together to form this video which has had some great feedback from fellow insomnia sufferers.
It's been a while since I posted it and thought it was about time I had it featured on Friday Funnies.
If you suffer from insomnia, please feel free to share your thoughts on this video:
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As long as we are destroying word illusions this week with Toxic Words on Monday and the meaning of peruse on Wednesday, I thought we'd tackle something else that has been a pet peeve of mine for quite a while. You've probably seen that familiar paragraph attributed to Cambridge University that says that as long as you keep the first and last letters of words in the correct places, you can switch around the letters and still read the paragraph. Here's a screen shot: Well, there is more to it than it first appears. Check out this YouTube video of the Brother's Winn from What You Ought to Know: Now that they have burst your bubble on this little parlor trick, I'd like...
Today is Dr. Seuss' birthday. He would have been 108 years old today. We've been talking about Dr. Seuss, silly words, creative fun and humor all this week. This week, I'd like to share a new movie coming out--today as a matter of fact: The Lorax. Has anyone seen a preview of this movie? It looks cute, colorful and fun, but I don't happen to remember the story. My kids are a bit old for Dr. Seuss. Would love you to share your thoughts. Sometimes the movies made from Dr. Seuss stories have a little twist to them I wasn't expecting. There was some controversy about Horton Hears a Who, which had a kangaroo who was "Pouch Schooled" which seemed to suggest the...
Art of Eloquence will have all new Communication FUNdamentals in 2012! We started off the year with a brand new series of Art of Eloquence monthly seminars where I shared 16 Communication Myths and Phobias that will hurt your relationships! If you missed it live, just click on the title and listen to the 20 minute audio. Another free monthly feature we've added for 2012 is our new video series! Some will be based on my JoJoisms, some will be videos of me sharing some communication tips or ideas, some will be other creative videos, but this month we started with... A Visual JoJoisms Short Film Using Communication FUNdamentals. The more creative and fun our communication is, the more memorable and...
