: About Me

"Born and raised in Hawaii-and yet remarkably articulate." New York Globe

"A genuinely nice guy that refuses to finish last." Boston Tribune

"An inventive and witty comic genious that can deliver an insightful message about life that can wake you up and make you laugh all at once." U.S. Reporting

"A politically adroit statesman that can make you realize that you are dead wrong without making you feel bad about your ignorance." New London Press

"One part Superman, one part Captain America, with just a touch of Batman for when he needs to get tough." The Daily Planet

"Matt who?" some girl I dated in high school

My passion is ...

Teaching, even though I'm not a teacher...

I know too much about ...

Comic books and Dungeons & Dragons

My parents always told me ...

to put down that dumb comic book

My childhood ambition ...

Astronaut, cowboy, soldier, knight, multi-millionaire, superhero; Like all children

Why I write ...

It's like creating comics, but without pictures...

My first job ...

Telemarketing for hearing aids

My best moment ...

is my next one.

Relationships & Family > Communication Skills How to make people think you're smart

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Shut up. Seriously, that's my advice. The best way to make people think that you know more about a subject than you do is to talk less. Learned people (not necessarily intelligent people) tend to listen more than they talk. That's how they became learned. You do not learn while you are talking, you do learn while you are listening. Even in corporate boardrooms, the person who appears to be the wisest is the one listening intently to what's being said and carefully weighing each word before he expresses his opinion. On the flip side, if you have no idea what you are talking about and start ...

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