{"id":414,"date":"2005-10-14T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2005-10-14T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/?p=414"},"modified":"2005-10-14T10:02:55","modified_gmt":"2005-10-14T18:02:55","slug":"guy-kawasaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2005\/10\/14\/guy-kawasaki","title":{"rendered":"Guy Kawasaki"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just heard Guy Kawasaki<\/a> speak at Straight Talk<\/a>, a marketplace ministry hosted by Menlo Park Presbyterian Church<\/a>. He uses humor well. For instance, he was offered a job in Atlanta but \u201ccouldn\u2019t take a job where they call sushi bait.\u201d<\/p>\n

I really appreciated his intro:<\/p>\n

When I was younger I used to go to a lot industry conferences, and I learned that most CEOs suck as speakers. And the only thing worse than listening to a speaker who sucks is not knowing how much longer they\u2019re going to suck. So I\u2019ve adopted a simple rule: all my presentations are in a top-ten format. That way, if you decide I suck you at least know how much longer I\u2019m going to do it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately, I know a few preachers who could use his advice. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

His talk was The Art of the Start, based on his book. It\u2019s a talk he\u2019s given in a lot of different venues. You can find the notes online<\/a>. He did a pretty good job of customizing it for the context of the meeting (Christian business professionals and their guests).<\/p>\n

In honor of his speaking advice, here are ten things I learned about Guy Kawasaki:<\/p>\n

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  1. He\u2019s a Christian.<\/li>\n
  2. He went to Stanford (where he majored in \u201cthe easiest major I could find\u2013psychology.\u201d).<\/li>\n
  3. He secularized the term evangelism while at Apple. Good for him\u2013the word could really use a facelift.<\/li>\n
  4. He loves Apple and disdains Microsoft. \u201cDOS was a moral wrong.\u201d<\/li>\n
  5. He finds evidence for the existence of a personal God in the continued survival of Apple. He further concludes that God really likes digital music and wants you to pay for it.<\/li>\n
  6. He went to law school and dropped out after ten days, \u201cthereby inheriting 2,000 years of pent-up Asian guilt.\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. He loves to play hockey\u2013it sounds like an obsession.<\/li>\n
  8. He is a CSI addict and is eagerly awaiting the day that they release CSI: Menlo Park.<\/li>\n
  9. He loves first-class in Singapore Airlines. In fact, that\u2019s his working model of heaven.<\/li>\n
  10. He thinks iStockPhoto.com<\/a> rocks\u2013he went out of his way to plug it at the end of his presentation and claimed to do so without any financial incentive (\u201cI\u2019m not an investor or anything, I just love their product.\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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