A Game of Thrones ~ George R.R. Martin This is the first volume in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" trilogy which tells of the treachery, greed and war threatening the Seven Kingdoms south of the Wall. In a world scarred by battle and catastrophe, it describes the deeds of a people locked in […]
I enjoyed this little video ... but I'm not sure that the book was disappointed. During its short life, I think it was loved and appreciated a great deal. The Diary of a Disappointed Book from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.
Most entrepreneurs and solopreneurs that I facilitate have difficulty when it comes to be able to stop negative thinking. Negative thoughts can cost you a bundle in achieving your goal of financial success. Negative attitudes and thoughts release a poison into our bodies and that causes more negativity and feelings of unhappiness. This paves the […]
Well do they? No I'm not asking if they were distracted. I'm asking, Could they hear you? Breath is what allows you to project your voice. Did they hear each word? Articulate each word, so that they know what you said. Make sure your pronunciation works for your audience. Do they relate to your colloquialisms […]
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." John F. Kennedy
Winner of the Miles Franklin Award for 2010: Peter Temple's thriller, Truth Truth is a novel about a man, a family, a city. It is about violence, murder, love, corruption, honour and deceit. And it is about truth. Peter Temple moves into the territory of The Bonfire of the Vanities and JM Coetzee's Disgrace with […]
The impact of your presentation is not an accidental by-product of that presentation. It is something you create deliberately. And this is a vital recognition – one of the basic secrets of success in public speaking. Before you can work on creating that impact, you need to know what you want it to be. Define […]
"To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed." -- Bernard Edmonds
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." --- Albert Einstein
with Tom Gray Why is it that speakers spend days, months, and years crafting and polishing their platform presentations but balk at spending 30 minutes polishing their web, blog, and newsletter content? Yet time consistently spent on the latter can be crucial in getting to do more of the former. Do not attend/listen to this […]
