Germany’s Shakespeare
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Did you know that Goethe is Germany’s Shakespeare? I read it today! 😉
Never call them serviettes!
Perhaps you know this, but I didn’t. One shouldn’t fold a napkin after the meal. So what is correct? Watch William Hanson’s short video clip to find out.
Do you get the joke?
Jokes are not always easy to understand in another language, are they? Do you get this one?
“Old bankers never die, they just lose interest.”
(‘Interest’ can mean ‘Interesse’, but it also can mean ‘Zinsen’).
(to get a joke = to understand a joke)
Learn more about yourself
Test your thinking style with this analytic test from www.labinthewild.org and find out how your results compare to other participants.
Small tip; don’t forget to check the box at the bottom of the page if you’d like to do the test, and then click on the arrow to continue.
Have you ever given a story presentation?
Do you find a lot of presentations boring? How many can you remember? How many were really good? Geoffrey James says that it can be so easy to make them memorable. His solution? Tell a story.
Read his article in inc.com here – and use what you’ve learned in your next presentation!
