Entries by bronwynr

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Pechu Kucha, an Alternative Format for Presentations

by Joanna C. Dunlap, CPT, PhD I attend numerous conferences, symposia, and workshops each year—both as a participant and a contributor. I am increasingly frustrated with my colleagues’ and my own performance. In general, the issue is our misuse and overuse of the standard presentation format: bulleted slide after bulleted slide. ... more

Vale Douglas Keen:

  Businessman whose Ladybird Books revolutionised children's publishing "Douglas Keen, the driving spirit behind Ladybird Books, was a publishing visionary and an inspired businessman. In the years following the Second World War, under his editorial direction, the series of children's books became a household name. The Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme alone sold 85 million […]

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power

"Compassion, caring, teaching, loving, and sharing your gifts, talents, and abilities are the gateways to power." -- Jamie Sams

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discipline

"Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself." -- Abraham Joshua Heschel

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excellence

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." Vince Lombardi …………………………………………………………………… Resource for the Week Don’t let lack of confidence and nerves prevent you from being the public speaker you want to be. This eBook will give you mental and physical […]

How to survive rejection and be your own biggest fan

By Fiona Robyn My experience of being a writer is of walking a constant tight-rope between processing negative feedback and rejection, and feeling good enough about my work to not give up completely. There have been extreme highs and extreme lows over the years, and I’m not expecting things to get any easier as time […]

Michael Dirda on Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson's eternally fresh comic adventures There comes a time in the life of any young reader when nothing but adventure will do. It is the time when the old classics -- The Count of Monte Cristo, Journey to the Center of the Earth, King Solomon's Mines -- are suddenly the best stories in […]