Seven occupations make more than $100K a year by G. Scott Thomas America's pay scales Doctors, pilots and lawyers deliver essential services, often at strange hours and under high stress.And they're paid well for their effort.Doctors earn more than anyone else in the private sector, averaging $145,688 a year, according to a Bizjournals.com analysis of […]
The Guy Kawasaki 10/20/30 Rule of Powerpoint The majority of the presentations that I see have text in a ten point font. As much text as possible is jammed into the slide, and then the presenter reads it. However, as soon as the audience figures out that you’re reading the text, it reads ahead of […]
The Kauffman Foundation — which “is the 26th largest foundation in the United States with an asset base of approximately $2 billion” — concentrates its funding efforts in two areas: education and entrepreneurship. Its Entrepreneurship Research Portal “is a unique aggregation of resources, events and data about entrepreneurship.” Read more entrepreneur, business, success
Three essential body language tips For anyone who has done some training with me, you’ll know that I don’t focus on body language when presenting. People can get obsessed by trying to look convincing or slick, and neglect the content of their presentation. They perform all the textbook hand gestures, and what comes out of […]
…Are you dissatisfied with your sleep? Do you routinely become sleepy during the day? Does your bed partner notice any unusual behavior while you sleep? Answering "yes" to any of these questions may mean that you have a sleep disorder. Before considering non-prescription or prescription sleep medications, try the following: Read the whole article sleep, […]
Using both sides of the brain for Public Speaking success Men can think faster than women, transmitting nerve impulses more rapidly - according to a controversial study recently reported in The Sunday Times. It measured nerve conduction velocity (NCV), the speed at which messages pass through brain cells and found males had four times faster […]
A recent study directed by Mount Sinai School of Medicine suggests that experimental dietary regimens might calm or even reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The study, which appears in the July 2006 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, is the first to show that restricting caloric intake, specifically carbohydrates, may prevent AD by […]
Speech Making Success Tip: Eye contact is a wonderful tool to convey sincerity. It is also useful to help you to stay aware of how the audience is reacting to you. Stay aware and adapt by changing your presentation style and content to keep their attention and interest. This is an excerpt from the Pivotal […]
A friend was asking me about how to minimize web surfing. Here's the response I sent. After I sent it, I realized that it might be useful to your efforts to curb your own consumption read on ... time management, >self improvement
Public Speaking: No Brainstoppers! From the Great Public Speaking blog I made this term up so don't try to find it anywhere else. A "brainstopper" is something you say or do that causes the mind of an audience member to stop to think. This can be a good thing, but most of the time when […]
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