When you hear the phrase 'mobile libraries', do you instantly think of a bus full of books? Don't know your apps from your apes? This session is for you! Meredith Farkas, author and biblioblogosphere authority on all things library tech, will join us live from Vermont for this introduction to mobile libraries. Meredith's presentation will have a practical focus and will introduce participants to what they can do right now with mobile tech. We've also assembled a panel of Australian practitioners in the mobile library space, who will introduce you to the services and products their libraries deliver. You'll have an opportunity to draw on their experience in a question and answer session.
Date: 16 November 2010
Venue: Online seminar
For more information see the event flyer at http://tinyurl.com/mlibs101. Registrations will open soon!
If you would like more information on this exciting new course please contact Kate Davis (k3.davis@qut.edu.au)!
Successful individuals are first, last, and always salespeople. They are constantly selling themselves and their ideas to
investors, management, co-workers, vendors, and even their families.
An opportunity to sell yourself and/or your ideas can come up on the subway, in the checkout line at the grocery store, after your yoga class - just about anywhere. To be ready to make a useful connection at any time, it's a good idea to be prepared with a short (one minute is ideal) self-promotional speech.
Known as an "elevator pitch" (because you can deliver it in the time it takes for a short elevator ride), it is meant to engage the interest of a potential contact/prospect.
Aside from introducing yourself and what you do, the elevator pitch has three important components:
1. What you can offer the other person
2. What you can offer the other person... and
3. What you can offer the other person
As with any sales pitch, make sure your "offer" is about the benefits it has for the listener. The goal is to convince the other person to want to do business with you.
Practice is crucial to delivering your pitch in a concise and effective manner. Write it down. Read it out loud. Commit it to memory. Then, while looking in the mirror, practice, practice, practice. Remember, one minute is the length you're aiming for, so don't forget to time yourself.
Here's how to deliver your elevator pitch to a likely contact/prospect:
- Have your business card in an easily accessible place.
- Make eye contact and smile.
- Introduce yourself. Ask the individual what he does for a living. Now... it's "show time"!
- Present your pitch - with enthusiasm - in one minute.
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"Life is too short to be little."
-- Benjamin Disraeli
Create spooky (but fun) cards for your friends, this Halloween
Learning Styles: What every presenter ought to knowby OLIVIA MITCHELL
<blockquote>Before Copernicus we believed that the the earth was the center of the universe and that the sun revolved around the earth. That’s what it looked like and it made sense. But science showed us that it’s not the case.
Today, many people believe in learning styles theory. At face value it makes sense and it’s easy to make your own experiences fit with the theory. But science does not back-up learning styles theory.</blockquote>
... read more for the evidence and what Olivia suggests in response.
Get the link from this blog post at the Pivotal Public Speaking blog
The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.
--Jean Giraudoux
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"The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival."
-- Aristotle
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal
Ben Mezrich
You may think you know the story of the Facebook phenomenon, but you haven’t heard the whole story and never like this. Recreating the unbelievable rise of the world's biggest social network—not to mention the planet's youngest billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg—Ben tells a captivating story of betrayal, vast amounts of cash, and two friends who revolutionized the way humans connect to one another—only to have an enormous falling out and never speak again.
If the book is any indication, the film is going to be a must see.—Kevin Spacey
Facebook addicts may rejoice, but all others should avoid Billionaires. - Bookmarks Magazine
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The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal
Ben Mezrich
You may think you know the story of the Facebook phenomenon, but you haven’t heard the whole story and never like this. Recreating the unbelievable rise of the world's biggest social network—not to mention the planet's youngest billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg—Ben tells a captivating story of betrayal, vast amounts of cash, and two friends who revolutionized the way humans connect to one another—only to have an enormous falling out and never speak again.
If the book is any indication, the film is going to be a must see.—Kevin Spacey
Facebook addicts may rejoice, but all others should avoid Billionaires. - Bookmarks Magazine
... more details here => http://amzn.to/d1pO8K
