Comments on: Musing about Colorful Characters http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-7212 Brad Shorr Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:24:10 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3979#comment-7212 Hi Robin, Good question. I suppose we should always try to put our best foot forward. If we try too hard, though, we come off phony. Personally, I'd rather err on the side of being natural. What do you think? Hi Robin, Good question. I suppose we should always try to put our best foot forward. If we try too hard, though, we come off phony. Personally, I’d rather err on the side of being natural. What do you think?

]]> By: Robin Dickinson http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-7211 Robin Dickinson Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:14:47 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3979#comment-7211 Seinfeld certainly looks to be good fun. It's amazing that I have never watched it!! Well, I'm going to grabs a few episodes and check them out. Brad, do you think it's a case of 'if you're naturally colourful, show it' and if you're not, well that's okay too. Or do you think we need to look to project a bit of interest and 'colour' no matter what our natural state? Best, Robin :) Seinfeld certainly looks to be good fun. It’s amazing that I have never watched it!! Well, I’m going to grabs a few episodes and check them out.

Brad, do you think it’s a case of ‘if you’re naturally colourful, show it’ and if you’re not, well that’s okay too. Or do you think we need to look to project a bit of interest and ‘colour’ no matter what our natural state?

Best, Robin :)

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-7210 Brad Shorr Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:11:44 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3979#comment-7210 Jackie, No apologies necessary! As a matter of fact, I love English spelling - it seems so much more <em>colourful</em> to me ... I wonder if that's just a matter of perspective? Jackie, No apologies necessary! As a matter of fact, I love English spelling – it seems so much more colourful to me … I wonder if that’s just a matter of perspective?

]]> By: Jackie Cameron http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-7209 Jackie Cameron Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:27:33 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3979#comment-7209 The Colourful Characters ( sorry I am British - and I have to spell Colourful with the "U" in it - I am not being awkward - at least I don't think I am!! ) - I have met usually leave their mark. And to be truly "colourful" what you see is what you get has to apply. It is so disappointing - as Brad points out - when it is actually a front and the person behind it is dull. As my friend Dilly said this morning in a tweet - dare to be different! Now of course if we all tried to be different then being different would be the norm.... Great post Brad. PS - by the way I am not sorry that I am British just in case that first line reads like that :-) The Colourful Characters ( sorry I am British – and I have to spell Colourful with the “U” in it – I am not being awkward – at least I don’t think I am!! ) – I have met usually leave their mark. And to be truly “colourful” what you see is what you get has to apply. It is so disappointing – as Brad points out – when it is actually a front and the person behind it is dull. As my friend Dilly said this morning in a tweet – dare to be different! Now of course if we all tried to be different then being different would be the norm….

Great post Brad.
PS – by the way I am not sorry that I am British just in case that first line reads like that :-)

]]> By: Middle Zone Musings » All Entries: What I Learned From Colorful Characters http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-7208 Middle Zone Musings » All Entries: What I Learned From Colorful Characters Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:02:26 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3979#comment-7208 [...] Musing About Colorful Characters, by Brad Shorr at Word Sell Inc. [...] [...] Musing About Colorful Characters, by Brad Shorr at Word Sell Inc. [...]

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-7207 Brad Shorr Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:50:03 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3979#comment-7207 Hi Nelson, Thank you for stopping by and commenting! Congratulations for pushing yourself into uncomfortable situations, and sticking with it. I think that says a lot about the color of your character, regardless of how you may come off on a particular stage. Hi Nelson, Thank you for stopping by and commenting! Congratulations for pushing yourself into uncomfortable situations, and sticking with it. I think that says a lot about the color of your character, regardless of how you may come off on a particular stage.

]]> By: Nelson Wee http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-7206 Nelson Wee Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3979#comment-7206 Hi Brad, Great fun reading your post! I remember my first times on stage, first time in front of a customer for a presentation, in front of management, in front of a camera - times when I exhibited uncharacteristic expressions or appear well dull to be honest. From experience, the larger the venue, the larger than life I find I need to project myself. When in front of the camera, I drove the interviewer nuts with my expressive gestures - took a couple of takes before finally oked... :-) Everytime I go on stage, the heart still pumps furiously but the adrenalin flow is well at least better managed. But I am still working on my expressions and trying to remind myself to hit the "refresh" button - to make things colorful to the audience. Hi Brad,

Great fun reading your post! I remember my first times on stage, first time in front of a customer for a presentation, in front of management, in front of a camera – times when I exhibited uncharacteristic expressions or appear well dull to be honest. From experience, the larger the venue, the larger than life I find I need to project myself. When in front of the camera, I drove the interviewer nuts with my expressive gestures – took a couple of takes before finally oked… :-) Everytime I go on stage, the heart still pumps furiously but the adrenalin flow is well at least better managed. But I am still working on my expressions and trying to remind myself to hit the “refresh” button – to make things colorful to the audience.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-7205 Brad Shorr Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:50:43 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3979#comment-7205 Heidi, True enough. If your colorfulness is just a show, you'll eventually lose your credibility. About Seinfeld ... all colorful for sure, but even the characters put Kramer at the top of the list. When Jerry and George were developing their show about nothing - I quote from the script: JERRY: So, on the show, there's a character named George Costanza? GEORGE: Yeah. There's something wrong with that? I'm a character. People are always saying to me, "You know you're a quite a character." JERRY: And who else is on the show? GEORGE: Elaine could be a character. Kramer.. JERRY: <strong>Now he's a character.</strong> Emphasis added. :) Heidi, True enough. If your colorfulness is just a show, you’ll eventually lose your credibility. About Seinfeld … all colorful for sure, but even the characters put Kramer at the top of the list. When Jerry and George were developing their show about nothing – I quote from the script:

JERRY: So, on the show, there’s a character named George Costanza?

GEORGE: Yeah. There’s something wrong with that? I’m a character. People are always saying to me, “You know you’re a quite a character.”

JERRY: And who else is on the show?

GEORGE: Elaine could be a character. Kramer..

JERRY: Now he’s a character.

Emphasis added. :)

]]> By: Heidi Thorne http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-7204 Heidi Thorne Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:35:53 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3979#comment-7204 Being colorful can be part of one's public relations strategy because it makes you memorable. There is a fine line between being colorful and just going for shock value. The latter will get old and make you memorable for the wrong reasons. I do agree with Robert on the authenticity issue. P.S. I agree that Kramer on Seinfeld (the best comedy show ever made) was colorful. But then I think everyone on that show was colorful. Being colorful can be part of one’s public relations strategy because it makes you memorable. There is a fine line between being colorful and just going for shock value. The latter will get old and make you memorable for the wrong reasons.

I do agree with Robert on the authenticity issue.

P.S. I agree that Kramer on Seinfeld (the best comedy show ever made) was colorful. But then I think everyone on that show was colorful.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/musing-about-colorful-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-7203 Brad Shorr Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:33:24 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3979#comment-7203 Robert, I can relate. Probably the more you're in front of a camera, the easier it gets to be yourself. Thanks as always for hosting these fine projects. Can't wait to read the contributions to this one! Robert, I can relate. Probably the more you’re in front of a camera, the easier it gets to be yourself. Thanks as always for hosting these fine projects. Can’t wait to read the contributions to this one!

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