We like opening presents

Duh. That headline is a no-brainer. But it also turns out that we like opening presents because the brain enjoys unexpected surprises. It also has been discovered in a recent study, that unexpected surprises are instrumental in helping us learn. Read the details at this link and have a good time opening those presents..

Everything's FINE!?

Good news. I will be presenting at the ASTD International Conference. The best part is that the presentation will feature my clueless fictional brother "Les Verbosity" who will, in highly comedic fashion, demonstrate how to ruin a presentation. Even more interesting, members of the audience will then be invited to the stage to deliver their own presentations. Think about it - you ... on stage ... at ASTD ... Cool, huh? The presentation is called "Everything's FINE?!" Les will prove it isn't and you can prove it is.