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A befitting Shakespearean quotation adds charm, elegance and punch to any presentation.

Shakespeare, Folly and Despair

Posted on April 20, 2012 by jimmie

“…O my breast, Thy hope ends here!” (Macbeth act 4, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  A good line at a corporate meeting if and when you see that the decisions taken will wreck the company or the business. But this could equally be the reaction of many to the type of news we hear and Read More

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Shakespeare and the Dilemma of Conscience and Consciousness

Posted on April 14, 2012 by jimmie

“Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought. And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action” (Hamlet act 3, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  This is the Read More

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Shakespeare at the Job Interview

Posted on April 13, 2012 by jimmie

“Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none…”  (All’s Well That Ends Well act 1, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  It could well be your general life philosophy. But it can be an excellent opening statement as an answer to interview questions of the type, “Tell me something about yourself” or “What are your Read More

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Shakespeare’s Optimal Comeback, Insult or Retort to Stupid Remark

Posted on April 12, 2012 by jimmie

“Thy lips rot off” (Timon of Athens act 4, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  Excellent way out when you cannot immediately come up with a retort to a witticism or accusing remark of which you are the subject. Equally usable during a presentation when you are fielding a nasty comment by an obnoxious party in Read More

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Shakespeare, Julius Caesar and the Arrogance of Power

Posted on April 10, 2012 by jimmie

“…Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, That he is grown so great?” (Julius Caesar, act 1, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Illustrate the dangers of misplaced and irrational media appeal and charisma. Question the power, the dubious qualifications, the devious means, the corruption or all the above, by means of which a detestable Read More

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Shakespeare and the Art of Negotiation, King Richard III

Posted on April 8, 2012 by jimmie

“… I am not made of stone, But penetrable to your kind entreaties…” (King Richard III, act 3, sc. 7) Tips for Use.  When you are almost ready to yield on a request that, perhaps, you previously denied. Still, you intend to draw out the matter a bit longer for a number of reasons, timing, Read More

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All Words, no Substance, Character defined

Posted on April 6, 2012 by jimmie

“I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true, ‘The empty vessel makes the greatest sound’.” (King Henry V, act 4, sc. 4) Tips for Use.   Sarcastic comment on a loud character, especially if he thinks highly of himself.  Possible answer to the question, Read More

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Shakespeare on Clear Communications and Presentation Ideas (take 2)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jimmie

 “How absolute the knave is! We must speak by the card or equivocation will undo us.” (Hamlet, act 5, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  If you are a public speaker or attended and participated to corporate meetings you may have experienced the event. That is, for the sake of simplification, you may, in your presentation Read More

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Chronicle of Wasted Time, Shakespeare

Posted on April 4, 2012 by jimmie

“When in the chronicle of wasted time, I see description of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme…  (SON.106) Tips for Use.   ‘Chronicles of Wasted Time’ has filtered into the English language as another expression used without reference to the source. Malcom Muggeridge, for example, so titled his very readable and instructive Read More

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Shakespeare and the Madness of Crowds

Posted on April 3, 2012 by jimmie

“Mad call I it; for, to define true madness, What is’t but to be nothing else but mad? But let that go.” (Hamlet, act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Excellent reinforcement of the idea of madness. The redundancy and the obviousness in the quote enable irony laced with some inoffensive sarcasm. Among the limitless Read More

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