8 Reasons To Take My Public Speaking Workshop (April in Seattle)
I recently announced a new workshop on public speaking, taught here in Seattle. Here’s why you should sign up:…
Category: Seattle
The Apprentices of The Future
Last month I was invited by Dana Nunnelly to speak to some of her students in this year’s Microsoft…
Speaking at Seattle’s Robots, Writers & Ciders
Later this month I’ll be speaking at a community arts event at Umqua bank in South Lake Union. You’ll…
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…
Does your charity want pants? (Seattle)
Sept. 17th is launch day for my book The Year Without Pants. I’m throwing a launch party, and I’d…
Why I’m making a film about Seattle
I’ve made my living as a writer in part because of of where I live. The city of Seattle…
Why Do Communities Thrive or Die? Questions wanted
[The panel is over: notes from it are here] Next This week I’m moderating a panel on building online communities…
Why you should come to Ignite Seattle 17 (Sunday August 19th)
Once again Seattle Ignite is venturing outside for a special family friendly event. If you’ve never been before, this…
Teaching Seattle How to Drive – in 5 minutes
At the recent Ignite Seattle event I gave this carefully researched list of advice live in front of crowd of…
Redesign the news: an invitation to Seattle
It’s common for everyone these days to bemoan how biased, superficial and misleading news reporting is. And the fall…
Help me Teach Seattle How to Drive
Next week I’ll be speaking at Seattle Ignite 15 on August 20th. My topic? Teaching Seattle how to drive.…
(POSTPONED) Speaking at Town Hall Seattle, March 9th
Update.2: I’m forced to postpone the lecture. Sorry to do this but unavoidable for personal reasons. The Town folks…
Willy Wonka in Smell-O-Vision: review
The Seattle Film Festival theater has a special showing this month of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, in Smell-O-Vision.…
Seattle Ignite #12: the recap
Last night was the 12th Seattle Ignite and they celebrated their 4 year anniversary. How awesome. I had the…
Postmortem: Seattle and Snowpocolypse
About once a year Seattle gets snow, and invariably we do not handle it well. The shock is how,…
How you know there’s snow in Seattle
There’s barely a half-inch on the ground and look at the highways at 9:15am.
(Seattle) This Sunday – at Ada’s Books 4-6pm
I’ll be at the lovely new bookstore, Ada’s, on Capital Hill, from 4-6pm. They have Myths for sale, as…
The future of golf: Smash-Putt (Seattle)
If you live in Seattle and like fun you owe it to yourself to check out Smash Putt: a…
(Seattle) Berkun + Wine + You: special event
The ever cool biznik collective is hosting me for a special author event night here in Seattle. When: Tuesday…
(Seattle) Cool event: Small and Special
I’m in believer in the philosophy of the small. Part of why I quit was I wanted to work…