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 Bollywood Humor
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By Chendil Kumar
In Bollywood, General, HUMOR, Movies
Posted September 13, 2020

Bollywood Humor

I was invited by Speakers Den Toastmasters, Bangalore to speak on humor and the theme was Bollywood. I recollected my growing-up years and recounted my favourites. It may be pre-historic for Gen [...]

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 Humor at Work – Pointers from Harvard Business Review
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By Chendil Kumar
In General
Posted July 1, 2020

Humor at Work – Pointers from Harvard Business Review

I was elated to read the blurb that lead to an article in the July-August 2020 issue of Harvard Business Review which validated my sustained work on talking about business humor. “One good [...]

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 Three Tips on Cross-Cultural Communication
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By Chendil Kumar
In General
Posted June 30, 2020

Three Tips on Cross-Cultural Communication

I’ve been lucky to travel extensively across continents on training assignments and here are some tips on communicating across cultures. 1. Challenge your Assumptions My training career took off [...]

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 Influence without Authority – Be Sincere
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By Chendil Kumar
In General
Posted June 27, 2020

Influence without Authority – Be Sincere

Manipal, Karnataka. Mid-70s. I was a student of engineering at MIT and also a member of the Manipal Junior Jaycees Club. We had many stalwarts from our parent Manipal Jaycees guiding us as [...]

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 Humor Therapy
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By Chendil Kumar
In General
Posted June 26, 2020

Humor Therapy

“When you begin to analyse fun, it isn’t fun anymore”-Anon I received this book as a gift and something about the title and the blurb intrigued me -“The best-selling, groundbreaking classic by [...]

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 KNOW these rules of Public Speaking
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By Chendil Kumar
In General
Posted June 25, 2020

KNOW these rules of Public Speaking

My public speaking teachers had stressed on these rules to be followed religiously to be an effective speaker. Seemingly simple but difficult to practise as I learned the hard way. There are many [...]

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By Chendil Kumar
In General
Posted June 22, 2020

Influence: Gifts and Rewards

I live in the city of Bangalore,India. Every month I buy medicines for a tidy sum. A neighbourhood medical store owner noticed the volume and made an offer. If I bought medicines for ten months [...]

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 Rule of Three in Humor
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By Chendil Kumar
In General
Posted June 22, 2020

Rule of Three in Humor

2005. My first visit to Bangkok. As my cab from the airport was navigating the crowded streets to reach my hotel,I noticed auto rickshaws known as tuk-tuks of varied colours whizzing past. [...]

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 My First Foray into Public Speaking
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By Chendil Kumar
In General
Posted June 21, 2020

My First Foray into Public Speaking

Public speaking as a skill may come naturally to a select few but for the rest of us, the vast majority, we need to work hard at overcoming our fear, learning, applying and only then becoming [...]

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 Influence without Authority- Kamalamma Shows the Way!
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By Chendil Kumar
In General
Posted June 20, 2020

Influence without Authority- Kamalamma Shows the Way!

My friend Dhileepan Nair had shared an inspiring incident about ordinary people displaying stellar qualities in these testing times of COVID 19. Rotary Club of Heritage Mysuru were distributing [...]

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