Entries by bronwynr

Engage your audience – learn from Barak Obama

Gary writes : I’ve been doing my research, and I’ve identified several strategies that you and I can learn to enhance our delivery skills. It’ll probably take some getting used to, but it’s really simple to learn. All you have to do is focused is focused on ONE small word to create a BIG. http://adjix.com/m27r

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Does Exercise Really Make You Healthier?

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) late this year released its new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, calling for adults between the ages of 18 and 64 to exercise moderately (such as brisk walking or water aerobics) for at least two hours and 30 minutes or vigorously (running, swimming, or cycling 10 mph […]

Diary of a Bad Year

                                                  Longlisted  for the Australia Asia Literary Award by J. M. Coetzee                                                    Novelist Coetzee's 19th book features a stand-in for himself: Señor C, a white 72-year-old South African writer living in Australia who has written Waiting for the Barbarians. C falls into a metaphysical passion for his sexy 29-year-old Filipina neighbor, Anya, and quickly plots to […]

The White Tiger: A Novel

  Winner: Man Booker Prize 2008 by Aravind Adiga In this darkly comic début novel set in India, Balram, a chauffeur, murders his employer, justifying his crime as the act of a "social entrepreneur." In a series of letters to the Premier of China, in anticipation of the leader’s upcoming visit to Balram’s homeland, the […]

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Presentation styles, trends and trendsetters

Recently, I've become aware of some emerging trends regarding presentation styles and have recognized some individuals who seem to be at the forefront of these trends.  Stylistically, these trends often involve rapid, compact presentations spoken over carefully chosen words and imagery to punctuate the points being made. These 'cut the crap' style presentations can be […]

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Life balance

"Walk in balance with one foot in your spiritual understanding and one foot in your physical world of accomplishment." -- Lynn V. Andrews …………………………………………………………………… Resource for the Week How to Master the Art of Doing it Now and Eliminate the Dread of Procrastination Will you complete this new year's resolution? Did you complete last year's? […]

Kids Book – Guiness Book of World Records 2009

  This year, we’ve created a revolutionary new design and filled it with more records than ever before. And the 2009 edition will have two gatefold spreads and over 20 pages of special records all with 3-D photos, which can be viewed with enclosed 3-D glasses!! Click here for more information how to get the […]

Eat this, not that

for Kids!: Be the Leanest, Fittest Family on the Block! This small colorful book tells you very simply which food choices are the right ones. It not only tells you, but also shows you with hundreds of color photos. Although it is supposedly for kids, the information is useful -- and fascinating -- for anyone. […]