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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]