Public Speaking – The Power of Words
Words hurt, heal, motivate, and aggravate. They are powerful. They control emotions and can even control a person physically. more ...
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Organize bedroom chaos
Organize Bedroom mess and confusion and make it an enjoyable place to be! Organizing the bedroom can be difficult to achieve because it is probably one of the most lived in rooms, especially by children. Finding solutions to help keep kids rooms and your own room clean are important but they must be solutions that […]
"If you believe in unlimited quality and act in all your business dealings with total integrity, the rest will take care of itself." Frank Perdue …………………………………………………………………… Take your life back - Take control Feeling scattered, stuck, procrastinating? Do you want more time and a sense of direction and accomplishment? Peace of mind and order? Take […]
Thought for the Day
"If you believe in unlimited quality and act in all your business dealings with total integrity, the rest will take care of itself." Frank Perdue
How parents can keep kids’ reading on track over summer
BOGGLE ... AND TV? Story time isn't the only way to nurture young readers over the summer. "Play board games," says Kelli Kilmartin, a former English teacher who is the Minnesota district manager of Sylvan Learning, a tutoring service. "Every school expert out there will tell you games like Scrabble, Boggle and Apples to Apples, […]
Visual Learning: Using Images to Focus Attention, Evoke Emotions, and Enrich Learning
Say it with words and you're lucky if they hear it or bother to read it. Tell your story with imagery, and it grabs attention, evokes emotion, and is more instantly processed. Sixty thousand times faster, say some researchers. At Hong Kong International School (HKIS), we have concerns quite similar to those of teachers in […]
Connecting the dots
LOVE & LOSS, DEATH 'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005. I am honoured to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities […]
10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking
by The Princeton Language Institute, and Lenny Laskowski From the reviews Lenny LaSkowski is an expert in the field (and author of Dynamic Presentation Skills of the Business professional). Here he offers a course on giving public talks and seminars. It's comprehensive and covers every part of the presentation process, from investigating audience needs and […]
Thought for the day
"For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been'." -- John Greenleaf Whittier
"For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been'." -- John Greenleaf Whittier
