You know in your heart that a one-hour -- or even a one-day -- presentation rarely creates long-term change. Yet you don't know how to create a system (which could include books, tapes, DVDs, software, workbook, coaching) that will truly help people make lasting changes -- and compensate you well. Bill faced this same dilemma […]
I've just discovered this article at Microsoft Office. What a treasure trove they have there. This one, by Robert Lane and Andre Vlcek is called Speaking Visually: Eight Roles Pictures Play in Presentation. Including pictures in presentations is a simple and powerful way of expanding your expressive potential as a speaker. Pictures communicate at levels […]
Initially he was angry... He just received a $500 bill from a plumber and the plumber was in his home for less than 10 minutes. That's when he questioned the plumber... "How can you charge $500 for less than 10 minutes of work when all you did was bang a couple pipes?" The plumber's response was simple... "Well sir, […]
How you walk during a presentation can be used as a powerful support fro your message. If you are a passionate speaker who simply cannot stand still, then generally, this will support the passion of your message. Walking can certainly give the impression of enthusiasm and energy. Try to use standing still to give the […]
New technologies and a growing capacity for innovation are playing fundamental roles in the search for answers to the current economic downturn. At the Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Madrid, speakers from Spain, Rwanda and Nairobi took part in a panel that looked at the social and economic applications of technology and innovation, and how […]
Love this! ... "Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm." Abraham Lincoln
Paper Daughter by Jeanette Ingold Maggie Chen was born with ink in her blood. Her journalist father has fired her imagination with the thrill of the newsroom. But now Maggie’s father has been killed, and she is determined to keep their dreams alive by interning at the local newspaper. While assisting on her first story, […]
Shaun Tan’s illustrated books – The Rabbits, The Red Tree, The Lost Thing, The Arrival and, most recently, Tales from Outer Suburbia – are loved and recognised by readers all over the world. Shaun has also worked as a concept artist for films such as Horton Hears a Who and Pixar’s WALL-E, and has just […]
Recently, book publishers got some good news. Researchers gave 852 disadvantaged students 12 books (of their own choosing) to take home at the end of the school year. They did this for three successive years. Then the researchers, led by Richard Allington of the University of Tennessee, looked at those students’ test scores. They found […]
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset. Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or […]
