Speech quotation for the week
~ Advertising is speech. It's regulated because it's often effective speech. ~ Jef I. Richards
Entries by bronwynr
Bill the fish and the celebration of individuality
Bill The Fish from Brett Curzon on Vimeo.
Converting your written speech to a spoken presentation
The end result is a spoken presentation. Spoken language is very different from the written. Writing tends to use far longer, more convoluted sentences, which often use voices that we would not use in speech. Try reading out the sentence you just read and see how awkward it sounds when it is spoken. Again, […]
How can I encourage my child to read?
"The majority of reading problems faced by today's adolescents and adults could have been avoided or resolved in the early years of childhood." --National Research Council (1998) As a parent of a young child, you are probably more concerned about your child's progress in reading than in any other subject taught in school. To achieve […]
"Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility and commitment." - H. Ross Perot
Impact and Income Beyond the Stage: Leverage Your Speaking Career into an Expert Empire
with Josh Shipp What can a 29-year-old who specializes in speaking to teens teach corporate speakers and consultants? How about how to create an empire grossing over $1.5 million a year, a six-figure book deal, television show, and multi-million dollar product deal. He’ll share what he’s learned and how you can adapt it to your […]
High-Quality Early Education: Cutting Crime and Saving Up to $300 Million a Year in Bay Area Education Costs
The law enforcement leaders of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California are determined to see that dangerous criminals are put behind bars. But those on the front lines in the fight against crime know that America’s anti-crime arsenal contains no weapons more powerful than proven programs that keep kids from committing crimes in the first […]
Today’s quotation about books and reading
There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love. -- Christopher Morley
