Thought for the Day
"Fear is a question: What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them." -- Marilyn Ferguson
Entries by bronwynr
How to create a TED talk
In a brilliantly tongue-in-cheek analysis, Sebastian Wernicke turns the tools of statistical analysis on TEDTalks, to come up with a metric for creating "the optimum TEDTalk" based on user ratings. How do you rate it? "Jaw-dropping"? "Unconvincing"? Or just plain "Funny"?
"Only as high as I reach can I grow, Only as far as I seek can I go, Only as deep as I look can I see, Only as much as I dream can I be." -- Karen Raven
Children’s stories that can still make you cry
A few of the books I sobbed over in childhood can still raise a tear. Anyone else? Many books make me cry when I encounter them for the first time, although fewer these days than during my mascara-smeared teens. But it's rare that a childhood favourite still has the power to call forth tears. Mostly, […]
2010 Eisner Nominations Encompass Wide Range of Works
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2010. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from multivolume deluxe hardcovers to online stories to traditional comic book format. Read more […]
Finish strong
Here's a story about perseverance right out of Dan Green's newest book, Finish Strong: Teen Athlete (Click here to see inside the book: http://bit.ly/bnoSnW)
Understand …
... words of wisdom from a top executive coach
Public Speaking Tip – For Confidence in public speaking, be prepared
This is one of the most powerful sources of confidence – knowing that you are prepared. During the nervous stages, you can continually reassure yourself that you are prepared and can visualise all the aspects of the successful presentation that you have prepared. As far as I am concerned, this will provide the major part […]
Thought for Thursday
"When you're finished changing, you're finished." -- Benjamin Franklin
This week's quote about public speaking
The eloquent man is he who is no beautiful speaker, but who is inwardly and desperately drunk with a certain belief. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
