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Scott Berkun is the author of eight popular books on creativity, leadership, philosophy and speaking. His seminars on gamification of public speaking learning and his interactive Rhetoric game at our conference set the tone for change and improvement in our organisation. Made me want to get up and make stuff!" Please Don’t Be Generic (When sending LinkedIn requests), Have we reached the death of the author? And so here’s what I did. You’ll get a generic and custom request from me. And though it might not have the same impact as sending a message along with the request, but at least it reduces the frustration of the receiver and tells them that you are taking efforts to connect (which plays in your favor). - Austin Kleon, author of How To Steal Like An Artist, “Thought-provoking read, and highly recommended…” – Thomas Duff, “If you want to think differently about entrepreneurship, management, or life in general, read this book.” — Tim Ferriss, “The ideas contained in the essays are persuasive and it’s a fun, well focused read. I’ve had a laptop crash in a Moscow auditorium; a microphone die at a keynote speech in San Jose; and I’ve watched helplessly as the Parisian executives who hired me fell asleep in the conference room while I was speaking. We all feel more devoted to the task ahead, more able to succeed and an elevated team spirit. It’s still good advice for individuals. If so, you might remember former Microsoft manager and author of The Myths of Innovation, Scott Berkun, as one of the resident thought leaders – a.k.a. If you switch the mode you’re working in, different ideas are easier to find and your understanding of a particular idea changes every time you use a different medium to express it. Scott Berkun is the author of eight popular books on creativity, leadership, philosophy and speaking (more about Scott's background). All rights reserved unless otherwise noted. Scott Berkun is one of the most talented young writers in the blogosphere today. View the profiles of professionals named "Berkun" on LinkedIn. ... Scott Berkun is the author of eight popular books on creativity, leadership, philosophy and speaking (more about Scott's background). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I record all of my ideas, so they don’t get away. Senior Director and Talent Partner, ADP International. Fair enough. “In hundreds of lectures around the world, I’ve done most of the scary, tragic, embarrassing things that terrify people. Everyone was motivated to improve their public speaking skills. The quality of his input, the impact he made with his audience and his effortlessly engaging style made it easy to get on board with his core messages and won over some delegates who were extremely skeptical as to the efficacy of games for learning. CFO European Dairy Supply Chain & Operations, Danone. John puts his heart in every word. Everyone enjoyed the good mix of listening to your speech, co-developing a concrete take-away and the personal learning experience. When you make a connection to…, Yesterday I gave the closing talk, How To Champion Ideas, at An Event Apart Seattle (If you saw me at…, I’m finishing up work on a talk for An Event Apart Seattle about what happens after the conference is…, Clay Hebert recently posted on the The Best Conference Hack, which is simply sitting in the front. Privacy policy enforced by my Rotweiller. A nice drop down menu with some general opener lines that would pre-populate the reply box would be great. I’ve lectured to empty seats, and a bored janitor, in New York City. Sure, I…, There is not a child alive who dreams of being a project manager. You are bound to find an old idea you’ve forgotten about that can be used towards the problem you’re trying to solve.”. He has a huge experience, his methods are no-nonsense, keeping things simple even for highly complex projects. To be fair, LinkedIn is constantly gaming people into hitting checkmarks in their mobile apps and pull-down menus to send instant requests with no moment for customization.