Building meaningful and lasting friendships isn’t easy, but as long as you remember a few key things (with food metaphors), than you’ll be fine!
Past Talks
Cool Shit About Headphones
A presentation on the various types of high-end headphones and what makes them different / good, along with many pairs to sample and try.
Jazz Theory and Improv on Piano
A demonstration of different sounds within jazz and how they’re mixed together in improv. A volunteer came up and pressed random white keys and Wen-Hao’s accompaniment turned it into a song!
Raising a Dog
From adoption to training a dog to high five, Ian highlights the way a dog thinks and how to go about raising one properly. Ian has previously trained several guide dogs and currently has a dog of his own.
Powerpoint Dropbox Link (contains many videos, is about 500MB)
How to Sell Anything: The Art of Reframing
Sometimes to sell things, you need to switch the context of the sale. For example, in Toby’s experience of selling furnaces, he made sure the customer felt like they were the ones that had to convince Toby to sell them something. He did this by giving the illusion of exclusivity or limited seller time.
Baseball: Understanding the Game via Stats
How to read post-game statistics in baseball to keep up with the progression of your favourite teams, without spending time to watch the actual game.
Life Lessons from Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)
How and why to keep a growth mindset, as demonstrated via becoming better at Dance Dance Revolution.
The Growing eSports Environment
Bring an extra level of hype – expect an understanding of esports, the different games and formats people play, the business side of it, the growing ecosystem, and most importantly its culture. Brought to you by a lifelong nerd babyyy.
What’s Opera, Doc?
A whirlwind introduction (with music) to the history and beauty of opera.
Motivation 101
Motivating yourself and the effects that can lead to.
