Tag Archives: Garr Reynolds
Garr’s TEDxTokyo talk – Lessons from the bamboo
Garr Reynolds has been inspiring me for over three years. I even flew to Sydney nearly 3 years ago now to hear him speak. His ideas about presentation techniques have influenced how I deliver presentations to groups. I think he’s … Continue reading
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Learning happens
I’ve spent the last eight school days participating in a ‘camp’ program at my school called Creative Communication. I’ve had the pleasure of working with 21 very special girls who have all made an effort to extend their thinking and … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Garr Reynolds shared this on Twitter this afternoon, calling it a kick-ass visualisation of a simple metaphor, ah, sort of… What do you think? Is it amusing, distasteful, ridiculous? My 11 yr old thought it was pretty funny. It’s made … Continue reading
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Intrinsic motivation – the new killer app in all of us
For quite some time I’ve been marvelling at the ability of intrinsic motivation to produce great results. I watched my students last year make a concert happen in six weeks when we joined Project Global Cooling and we had a … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
Friday again. Today was a wonderful day at our school. It was House Drama and Variety day, a day that is steeped in tradition and gives our students an opportunity to display their creative talents through drama and dance. It’s … Continue reading
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The friend, the presenter, the bridge and the blogger!
Those of you who read this blog regularly will know that I was excited about visiting Sydney to see Garr Reynolds present his ideas about presentation techniques. Well, that visit was this last weekend and I wanted to give you a rundown … Continue reading
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Johnny Bunko – career advice worth reading at any age.
I’ve pretty much lived my life thinking there was a plan. Well, maybe not thinking there was a plan, but certainly making a plan for myself and working towards enacting the plan. I remember contemplating the turn of the century when … Continue reading
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Telepresence – is this the future for presentations and maybe education too?
I came across this fascinating presentation via Garr Reynolds Presentation Zen blog. If you’re not reading Garr yet you should be. He’s coming to Sydney in a couple of weeks and I’m hoping to get there to soak up his … Continue reading
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