Modern Drummer Magazine is a legacy publication with a loyal following. Those that subscribe don’t just read MD and then throw it away; they keep each edition—forever. To the drumming community, Modern Drummer is our Bible; it is both our inspiration and our...
Passions
My Miami Story: Climate Change And A Dinner At Joe’s
It’s that highly anticipated time of year again, the start of stone crab season—and it got us at The M Network thinking. Yes, mostly about delicious stone crab claws—but also about the vulnerable ecosystem that produces them. You see climate change has been on our...
What TED Talks Reveal About Voice Pitch and Presentation
DO DEEPER VOICES REALLY COMMAND YOUR ATTENTION? My last blog made the point that deeper sounding voices aren’t necessarily better voices and don’t necessarily correlate to a great leader, or a popular presenter. But if we are going to be so bold as to ask an audience...
Standby For Mobilization Instructions
Those four words, I am told, are what prompted hundreds of people across dozens of organizations to come together within an 8-day period of time in order to try to stop the City of Miami from making a….
Does The Tone Of Your Voice Mean More Successful Presentations?
The M Network has moved into downtown and as a result, my daily routine has shifted greatly and so has Bindi’s. With the big change of a new move and new possibilities, I decided that it might be time for…
“Basically,” “Essentially” And Literal Words That Are Dumbing Us Down
Fess up! You too are a “word offender,” slipping unnecessary cliché words into sentences to give yourself time to think. We do it as a culture so often that we don’t realize we are dumbing down our vocabulary.
So, You’re A Breakdance Fighter?
Upon uploading my bio on the M network website the one question I’ve received most is, “So you used to be a Brazilian breakdance fighter?”
That’s not just a witty comment to make my profile feel fun or mysterious. I have spent the majority of the last 23 years learning the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira, comically known in the U.S. as breakdance fighting.
Is This The End Of Facebook?
That’s the question that everyone seems to be asking following Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Capitol Hill. The short answer is no; Facebook is not dead. The long answer is that Facebook died years ago.
Passions
Creating a Virtual Music Festival
Modern Drummer Magazine is a legacy publication with a loyal following. Those that subscribe don’t just read MD and then throw it away; they keep each edition—forever. To the drumming community, Modern Drummer is our Bible; it is both our inspiration and our...
My Miami Story: Climate Change And A Dinner At Joe’s
It’s that highly anticipated time of year again, the start of stone crab season—and it got us at The M Network thinking. Yes, mostly about delicious stone crab claws—but also about the vulnerable ecosystem that produces them. You see climate change has been on our...
What TED Talks Reveal About Voice Pitch and Presentation
DO DEEPER VOICES REALLY COMMAND YOUR ATTENTION? My last blog made the point that deeper sounding voices aren’t necessarily better voices and don’t necessarily correlate to a great leader, or a popular presenter. But if we are going to be so bold as to ask an audience...
Standby For Mobilization Instructions
Those four words, I am told, are what prompted hundreds of people across dozens of organizations to come together within an 8-day period of time in order to try to stop the City of Miami from making a….
Does The Tone Of Your Voice Mean More Successful Presentations?
The M Network has moved into downtown and as a result, my daily routine has shifted greatly and so has Bindi’s. With the big change of a new move and new possibilities, I decided that it might be time for…
“Basically,” “Essentially” And Literal Words That Are Dumbing Us Down
Fess up! You too are a “word offender,” slipping unnecessary cliché words into sentences to give yourself time to think. We do it as a culture so often that we don’t realize we are dumbing down our vocabulary.
So, You’re A Breakdance Fighter?
Upon uploading my bio on the M network website the one question I’ve received most is, “So you used to be a Brazilian breakdance fighter?”
That’s not just a witty comment to make my profile feel fun or mysterious. I have spent the majority of the last 23 years learning the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira, comically known in the U.S. as breakdance fighting.
Is This The End Of Facebook?
That’s the question that everyone seems to be asking following Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Capitol Hill. The short answer is no; Facebook is not dead. The long answer is that Facebook died years ago.