Connecting with the audience
Tim Wilson makes a short but very valid point about the questions to ask while speaking so that you can connect with the audience. http://speakingquicktips.blogspot.com/2008/07/power-of-moment.html
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Creating a Positive Professional Image
As HBS professor Laura Morgan Roberts sees it, if you aren't managing your own professional image, others are. "People are constantly observing your behavior and forming theories about your competence, character, and commitment, which are rapidly disseminated throughout your workplace," she says. "It is only wise to add your voice in framing others' theories about […]
10 Creative Ways to Recycle Old Books
If you have any old books that you never plan on reading again, here are some fun ways to recycle them: Get all the details
Running Effective Meetings
While meetings are wonderful tools for generating ideas, expanding on thoughts and managing group activity, this face-to-face contact with team members and colleagues can easily fail without adequate preparation and leadership. Article continues
We’re in an Epidemic and it’s called PowerPoint!
Everyone uses it, but is it the best way to present your information? Most people who use PowerPoint of give Presentations have not had much, if any, public speaking or presentation skills training. However, we tend to copy what others are doing. I would like to suggest stop doing what everyone else is doing and […]
Nintendo DS teaches English to Japanese kids
The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore for English-language students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. The portable video game console is now being used as a key teaching tool, breaking with traditional Japanese academic methods. | Full Story
dare
All glory comes from daring to begin.— Eugene F. Ware ………………………………………………………………………Resource for the Week The Power of Positive ThinkingYou've probably read every self help book out there and purchased loads of self improvement courses on positive thinking...But they've always been missing something.Sure, you've been through the steps, said the positive statements in the mirror but […]
Meeting planning – the pitfalls
George Carlin, the legendary comedian who passed away last night at the age of 71 became famous for a routine called, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television." But making lists of dirty words wasn't all this legendary comedian did. Most of his humor and insights were actually clean. And some of them offer […]
Finish strong
The words Finish Strong instantly and clearly communicate a performance goal perhaps better than any other two words in the English language. In this breathtaking gift book, you will share in the triumphs a variety of individuals who all shared a common value – the desire to overcome their obstacle and ultimately Finish Strong. In […]
Don't quit
This inspirational poem has been made into a video.
