Category Archives: Entertainment
Writing my book
Hello world.
I’ve started writing again.
It’s exhilerating. But it’s long.
I had written a book, when I was still a highschooler. It was a big sci-fi manuscript. Never got published.
I can tell you I’ve tried.
This time, it’s sci-fi again. I’ve taken much more time to make my text legible. My marketing mind thinks about litterature positioning. I [...]
Magic – Start and finish with a bang!!
Just allow me to start talking about presentations first, then about magic…
Yes I will tell you about one of my most devouring hobby: Street magic and how I’ve been using my marketing skills to enhance all my effects.
Presentations
I’ve been doing marketing presentations for some time, now…
People’s attention span is fluctuating.
The attention span peaks at several [...]
It’s not bullshit. It’s improvisation.
I recently did an improv show. The poster above was the one advertising for our show.
Improvisation is one of my passions. It’s like living on the edge of reason.
What is improv?
Improv is the constant challenge of coming up with a show inspired from a random word given by the audience within 30 seconds. With the [...]
Radical honesty. Try it.
What’s wrong with saying what you want?
- Hi. By the way, don’t tell me what you did this week-end… I don’t care.
- Hi. You must be underaged and have some father issues. Would you fancy some intercourse in the men’s room?
- Hi. I don’t really know what I am doing here. My boss told me [...]
Big bonus = Poor performance
At Airbus, employees get put in 3 categories:
- High performers exceeding expectations
- Medium performer meeting expectations
- Low performers with results below expectations.
Following the ratings your manager gives you, your bonus is impacted likewise.
However, recent studies have shown that higher incentives created poorer performance !
And what people really wanted were:
Autonomy. Mastery. Purpose.
To know more about that, [...]
2 great videos on excessively bad use of powerpoint
During today’s training on argumentation and public speaking, we have been shown some very good videos on powerpoint.
The first one is a very classic description of a bad use of powerpoints.
-pointless animations
-confusing acronyms
-useless charts
-overuse of bullet points… (errrrrrm)
It is a Don MacMillan video (ex Engineer) who is now a comedian – he still calls himself [...]
Living the google life.
Lately, google has bought some media time during the super bowl.
This really made me realize how life has changed with search engines, and how google has become an essential part of our life.
The McDuck inpiration. What will you have to show for?
Back when I was 10, I wrote an essay about “La bande à Picsou.”I think that was one of my first essays on a topic that really inpired me. My mom thought it was good.
Yes. I spent a lot of time reading “Picsou magazine”, though I despised the “Mickey parade” or other disney stuff.Scrooge McDuck/Picsou [...]
vinhly.com is an educational blog!
Incredible, just click on the link to the whole exam, if you don’t believe it.
2008.You are in front of your copy for “culture générale”.You just had to give your thoughts about Science & Vie et L’Express articles.Guess, what question number 4 is?
Question 4 : Commentez par votre opinion personnelle et pour chacun des paragraphes l’idée [...]
“A typical conversation with my mom”
I can totally picture this happening to me.
Mom, I am sure you would agree.
This is a clip by Levni YILMAZ, one of my favorite artist.
I’ll be posting some more clips from him…
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