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Why Speed Reading Is For Fools
‘There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”…
(Book Review) The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success
I read a prerelease copy of The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success from Viking…
Big Questions for “Secret Ingredient for Success” (NYTimes)
Ranting about opinion pieces isn’t generally worthwhile, but some pieces are deeply flawed and popular enough that they demand…
When Did You Last Change Your Mind?
When was the last time you changed your mind about something important? As children we changed our minds frequently…
What is the nature of friendship in an era of Facebook? An opinion
I’m back on the reader suggestion horse, and what a fun horse it is. The current top voted question…
Q&A from Toughest Public Speaking Situations
I did an entire presentation on How To Overcome Tough Presentation Situations, based on Confessions of A Public Speaker. If…
Can Free Speech Survive The Social Media Mob? (Video / Slides)
Thanks to SeattleSMC for hosting me to speak at Seattle City Hall on Free Speech and The Social Media Mob. Additional…
Book Review: Writing On the Wall – The First 2000 Years of Social Media
I’m a fan of Tom Standage‘s earlier works, particularly The Victorian Internet, which explored the parallels between the rise…
Compiled list: Legal cases related to online harassment & free speech
In preparing for my lecture on Free Speech and Social media, I’ve been looking for examples where these issues…
scottberkun.com may be down this morning
I’m having some work done on scottberkun.com today (moving to a new webhost) and the website may be down,…
Lecture Wed 1/22: Free Speech and Social Media (Seattle)
The Seattle Social Media Club is hosting me to speak next week about Free Speech and Social Media. They…
Kindle editions on sale today: $3.49 (act fast)
Three on my books are heavily discounted on Kindle today. $3.49 for some of them. Confessions of a Public…
What are the toughest public speaking situations?
On Tuesday 1/28 I’ll be doing a free, live webcast (register here) about public speaking, hosted by O’Reilly Media.…
Social Media, Free Speech and the Mob: input wanted
I was invited to speak at Seattle’s Social Media Club on Wed 1/22 (registration here) on the topic of Free…
Issues with scottberkun.com
Hi there. Just wanted to drop a short note to let you know there have been performance issues with…
How To Handle A Heckler
It’s rare to get heckled when giving a lecture, yet it’s a top fear for many people. My own…
How I Decide What To Read
This month I’m posting every day, taking the top voted question from readers and answering it. With 37 votes, today’s…
When Is Something Worth Teaching?
This month I’m posting every day, picking the top voted reader question and answering it. With 37 votes, submitted by Andrew…
Why It’s Ok To Be Average
This month I’m posting every day, picking the top voted reader question and answering it. With 41 votes, submitted…