Chris Anderson

3 weeks ago | success.com | Dale Carnegie |Scott Berkun |Chris Anderson |Carmine Gallo

For many people, public speaking is an overwhelmingly daunting task that never feels easy, no matter how often we do it. So, if you have decided to take the plunge and start learning this skill, congratulations! You are already ahead of the majority. Public speaking courses can be a great starting point in your learning curve, as they offer just the structured training that sets the foundation for becoming a better public speaker.

Dec 9, 2024 | geekdad.com | Robin Brooks |Chris Anderson |Judd Schorr

If it wasn’t for Star Wars I might never have been a GeekDad. Many of you as old as I (50+) will remember a time when admitting you liked Star Wars (let alone Dungeons & Dragons or Warhammer) was a good way to find yourself scorned, or at the very least, bring a promising conversation to an end. But I stuck it out and now the geeks have inherited the Earth. Star Wars is everywhere. Everyone (mostly) loves it, and the universe is ever-expanding.

May 20, 2024 | lutontoday.co.uk | Chris Anderson

Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276Visit Shots! nowLuton-Irish band Missing The Ferry release their debut EP - Lonely Londoners EP - on Saturday June 1st 2024Five tracks (three previously unreleased) document their experiences of life in the capital city and the stories of the diasporas within. For the Luton-based band, London belongs to the emigrants: the Irish, the Jamaicans, the people whose sweat and tears built the city.

Feb 21, 2023 | medium.com | Chris Anderson

"She's hard to get to know," they say behind my back, and awkwardness extends from that reality like slips of ribbon that tie around my throat, disabling conversations and making me all the more aware of the impact I have on others who haven't taken time to know me. I'm only hard to get to know sometimes. They notice my hands . They look at how I fill a chair.

Feb 16, 2023 | medium.com | Chris Anderson

28 days of flash - #16 of 28 - fictionSylvia had only booked the appointment with the hypnotherapist to get out of going to her pickleball group. Aggie was too competitive and it made Sylvia uncomfortable when she would scream and demand Sylvia return her aggressive high fives. Last week, Aggie put it to a vote that the four of them should join a league. Sylvia agreed. She knew she would need to find reason to get out of it.