I have abused this rule in almost all my talks! So I am guilty as charged. You may have heard people saying that what you say only contributes to a small percentage of the impact of your communication, and that how a person says what they say has a far greater impact. The rule, which…
A Question from a Reader: Hola Ramon! I got a few problems regarding my new blogging and email site, 24.com, which I struggle just to open my emails both on my phone, using Opera Mini, and on my PC, which I understand is way slow to connect to the ‘net even when I use Opera(which…
This blog post was updated for some corrections in June 2012. Mandy de Waal, a freelance journalist, wrote this article on ITWeb, profiling top social media gurus in South Africa. When I first read it, I found it offensive not because it’s inaccurate, but rather because it is incomplete. The main reason I take issue…
This is the Technology stress presentation delivered at the 27Dinner event in Johannesburg. I will be updating this post with a summary of the key points discussed. Although you can download the file from Slideshare.net because it has sources and references in the presentation notes. We live in an always-on, hyperconnected world. And yet, we…
This article is a few months old but I wanted to highlight it because it illustrates the state of affairs when it comes to how technology is replacing human experience. Read the full story: hardwired for love here. Technology can never replace human experience because it is a simulation of the real world. However, if…