Helping Hospitals Heal

06/16/2025

10/19/2024

Early Career Researchers event

10/11/2024

University of Cambridge:
Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

Announces an Event for Post Doctorates and Early Career Researchers in honour of this month’s World Mental Health Day.

ECR Assembly: Welcoming & The Magic Behind Improving Mental Health for SHAPE ECRs

Presented by Dr. Joshua Jacob Fitzgerald (Faculty of History)
Featuring Guest Speaker: Paul Draper (Mentalist and Anthropologist)
18 Oct. 2024

Summary
The ECR Assembly warmly welcomes SHAPE postdocs to an event in honour of this month’s World Mental Health Day.

This will be an informative lunch-and-learn, featuring a stupefying magical performance by Paul Draper followed by a useful conversation about mental health services for ECRs in Cambridge. Reps will expand on basic services and offer links to answers, helping us mark World Mental Health Day 9th October. We will also highlight current UCAM Research Culture initiatives, Career Services opportunities and a variety of Postdoc Academy and Postdocs of Cambridge Society information, helping ECRs old and new on their pathways to better experiences in the months to come.

This is paired with a top-shelf, inspirational performance and talk by guest mentalist and anthropologist Paul W. Draper. Focus on the serious matter of mental health whilst also enjoying the mental gymnastics of mentalism with Mr. Draper. A successful anthropologist and magician, Draper has recently been inducted into the UK’s prestigious Magic Circle and regularly gives motivational speeches for universities and corporations in the States.

Come to be spellbound and stay until the pizza and drinks magically disappear!

Supported by:
The AHSS ECR Assembly is supported by the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences & the School of Arts and Humanities, and involves collaboration with the University’s Postdoc Academy and Research Culture Team. The Assembly is hosted by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH).

The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) was established in 2001, with the objective of creating interdisciplinary dialogue across the many departments and faculties of the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and to forge connections with science subjects. Since then, CRASSH has grown into one of the largest humanities institutes in the world, with a global reputation for excellence.

The ECR Assembly Representatives are focused on improving everyone’s mental wellbeing by voicing your interests to the School of Arts and Humanities (SAH) and Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS).

09/23/2024

Just got my Flu and Covid shots.

Happy to have the added protection before FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention this weekend and my European tour starting next week that includes stops at The Magic Circle and the United Nations.

Not looking forward to the fever and being sick tonight that I know is coming. But I’ll feel better by tomorrow.

About to run into the grocery store to get meds and treats for my stay-in movie night tonight that I plan with each round of vaccines. See you on the other side.

08/19/2024

Testimonials: For Paul Draper's Shows and Keynotes!

Day Chair West Palm Beach Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO),
Chair of the Beverly Hills YPO, and a partner of a major Hollywood law firm.

They loved Paul Draper’s presentations and your group will too!

https://youtu.be/9opOd0dA33E?si=3nZHjuRkMQ6EzU_X

YPO

Some great audience testimonials after some of my shows this month. Enjoy a few seconds of what is said by the day chair of the West Palm Beach Young Preside...

08/18/2024

Employees want more than a cereal bar, a pizza party, and a ping pong table. They have more options now than ever before and they are willing to move for new opportunities.

I have a series of workshops and keynotes for your leaders and managers that will give them the tools to increase employee engagement and employee retention!

Inspire - Educate - Entertain

Let’s chat
801-541-2976
Paul@PaulDraper.com

Plus, CEO turnover reaches a five-year high, 'CareerTok' may have some good advice and we take a brief look at Tim Walz's career in this week's Careers newsletter.

06/25/2024

Fun clips from the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
https://conta.cc/3XxWaTk

(Photo from The Chicago Magic Lounge)

Several friends said they didn't get my June update this time through, so while I'm figuring that out, enjoy it here.

You don't want to miss this.     People everywhere are gathering to experience shared moments filled with Laughter, Magic, and New Ideas.   Last week I performed and lectured for groups in: Orlando, J

06/03/2024

There is a mosquito in my house. Immediately and instinctively I hate him and want to be the agent of his demise!

Yet intellectually, I know that if we found any other world in the universe with anything as complex as a mosquito, we would cherish and protect it, and it would be the greatest discovery of our lives!

Perhaps I’ll try to coax him outside.

05/27/2024

I have been invited to speak and present at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland this October for one of the Specialized Agencies under the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

For the entire month of October I will be performing, speaking, leading workshops, and presenting in the UK and Europe. Please let me know if you would like me to enthrall your favorite people.

04/16/2024

"We are made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." -Carl Sagan

04/12/2024

"Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.” ~ Zen Proverb

04/07/2024

Today I’m back teaching at Thomas Jefferson University. I’m offering a 3 hour lecture I’ll be presenting over zoom for the students in their required creative core courses.