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Read more about the article Why do I remember my childhood with such clarity when so many others do not?

Why do I remember my childhood with such clarity when so many others do not?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 13, 2014
  • Post category:Autobiography/Idea
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My wife says I have an excellent memory. I’ve never thought so, but it’s true that I can lock a story into my mind and manipulate it onstage without much…

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Read more about the article Speak Up storyteller: Tom Reed-Swale

Speak Up storyteller: Tom Reed-Swale

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 13, 2014
  • Post category:Speak Up/Storytelling
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Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, May 17h at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There…

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Read more about the article Watch this.

Watch this.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 12, 2014
  • Post category:Recommended Reading/Viewing
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It is brilliant. Hilarious. And somehow slightly philosophical. 

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Read more about the article Best Teacher Appreciation Day gift ever

Best Teacher Appreciation Day gift ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 11, 2014
  • Post category:Teaching
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In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, my students presented me with a  gift on Friday. The first was a PowerPoint presentation that explained why I was an excellent teacher. It…

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Read more about the article The NFL draft is kind of dumb. But this story is AWESOME.

The NFL draft is kind of dumb. But this story is AWESOME.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 11, 2014
  • Post category:Sports
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I do not enjoy the NFL draft. Even though I’m an enormous fan of the Patriots and the National Football League, the endless predictions and prognostications leading up to the…

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Read more about the article Speak Up storyteller: Doreen Stern

Speak Up storyteller: Doreen Stern

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 11, 2014
  • Post category:Speak Up/Storytelling
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Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, May 17th at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There…

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Read more about the article Speak Up storyteller: Alan MacKenzie

Speak Up storyteller: Alan MacKenzie

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 11, 2014
  • Post category:Speak Up/Storytelling
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Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, May 17th at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There…

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Read more about the article Goodnight Moon with her little brother

Goodnight Moon with her little brother

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 10, 2014
  • Post category:Books
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I read Goodnight Moon (and most other children’s books) for the first time with my daughter, who immediately fell in love with the story, as much children do.  Now she…

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Read more about the article Napping will kill you. Science says so.

Napping will kill you. Science says so.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 9, 2014
  • Post category:Science
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A 13-year study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has revealed that if you take naps during the day, you are more likely to die sooner than those who…

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Read more about the article Productivity tip #6: Calculate the cost of your meeting and act accordingly

Productivity tip #6: Calculate the cost of your meeting and act accordingly

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 9, 2014
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Planning a meeting? Multiply the number of minutes you plan on speaking by the number of people attending the meeting and ask yourself: Is the information that I am presenting…

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