I'm back from a fifteenth birthday dinner. Was great and he's a lovely big thing - learning (what am I saying - has learnt!) charm.

Speaking of communication, I have an interesting article on email communication for you ....

Are you kidding me? This is serious! Or, what psychologists have to say about writing e-mail

including ..." a list of writing tips for non-professionals, which I’d highly recommend for professionals and non-professionals alike... One of his most unusual suggestions is to “speak what you write” — literally, to read your writing out loud before publishing, whether in a blog post or just an e-mail to friends.....Read on ...

and while we're on the subject of communication ....


Babies can 'see' language

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that babies can tell when a person switches to a different language just by watching the speaker’s face.

Researchers showed infants videos of three bilingual speakers reciting sentences. After being trained to become comfortable with a speaker reciting a sentence in one language, babies aged 4 and 6 months spent more time looking at a speaker reciting a sentence in a different language — demonstrating that they could tell the difference.

Read on ...

and to grow your businss

"Your Front Line Business Guide Book"

Award winning author Brian Hazelgren once again puts his expertise into the hands of the Entrepreneur. In his first books “Your First Business Plan” and “The Big Book of Business Plans” Brian instructed his readers in writing winning business plans.

Now in “Tactical Entrepreneur” Brian discusses topics such as

• How to make it in the brutal world of business ownership
• Acquire the TACTICAL abilities needed to be successful
• Creating the FREEDOM needed to reach your goals
• Establishing Calculated Risks
• Learning from others mistakes
• Do you have what it takes?
• Targeting your market
• How to build a successful marketing plan
• Business Planning
• Plus Much More!

The book also contains worksheets, brainstorming techniques, the nine signs of an entrepreneur and a sample business plan. This book is a must for anyone who is just starting out or the seasoned professional who needs a refresher course.

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and on the library side ...

Building a library website on the pillars of Web 2.0

Here's a great explanation of what Web 2.0 actually is and how you can implement it in your library.

Read the whole article

Do you wish you were 15 again? I don't, but it's nice to mix with them occasionally!