What I'm about to tell you will make you afraid. Probably very afraid. But more importantly it has the potential of making you a bucket load of money. Listen carefully: A woman living in downtown Ontario, Canada came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front […]
Using a pertinent activity as an opening gets the audience's attention because it makes them active. It gives them the opportunity to move physically which makes them more alert and comfortable. It lets them learn and participate with one another. Finally, it put you in charge. That's right, when you cede temporary authority to your […]
How to overcome fear (Click on the picture)
"Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worth while achievement." Henry Ford …………………………………………………………………… The Passion TestThe Passion Test is a simple, yet powerful way for anyone to discover what matters most to them in their life. When you consistently choose in favor of those things, your passions, you […]
Michael Hyatt has compiled a list of the tools he uses. It is practical and very useful. Read his blog post here.
Just for grins, let's cover some examples of logical fallacies that we often hear about PowerPoint -- the tool many love to hate. http://www.maniactive.com/states/2009/01/top-6-fallacies-about-powerpoint.html
Winner Best Young Adult Novel Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards by Mandy Sayer When Mark Stamp fires an air gun through the window of his father's shed, he's afraid he may have damaged something. But what he discovers is far worse. Peering through the broken window, he sees such a horrifying sight that he […]
[Via Lisnews] A New York City bookstore, McNally Jackson, has mounted an exhibit not of new books, but of books that inspired President Barack Obama as a young man in his 20's. The exhibit is entitled "How History Was Made: Books that Inspired a President." Read more ...
From the New York Daily News: Though Stephenie Meyer hasn't changed her decision not to go forward with her novel Midnight Sun, after an early draft of it was posted on the Internet last summer, she is in fact working on another book, which is not Twilight-related. read more
Here is a secret for all speakers: “You will never fit everything in” I have seen many presentations where the speaker says “I have three points to share”, and then about five minutes before the end, he says, “Ok, and now my second point…”. This inevitably ends up in his presentation going overtime, or […]
