Powerpoint, Library, Creativity, publicity for non-profits, gestures in public speaking, gender in employment, boys and education, leadership, shynes

Doonesbury on Powerpoint
http://pivotalpublicspeaking.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/doonesbury-on-powerpoint/

No Cookies in the Library
New library video - classic Sesame Street
http://liblogger.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/no-cookies-in-the-library/


Book of the Week

Imagination Engineering: Your Toolkit for Business Creativity (Paperback)
by Paul Birch

One of the most difficult questions facing managers and executives today is how to manage creativity. They must constantly re-create the fundamental nature of their businesses. This book provides an excellent review of some of the best cutting edge creativity technologies, as well as many useful new tools.

http://pivotalpersonalbest.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/imagination-engineering-your-toolkit-for-business-creativity/

For Families ... My wonderful World

The “My Wonderful World” site is intended for young people, but anyone will benefit from the numerous interactive activities, quizzes, and such offered here. http://resourcesforfamilies.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/my-wonderful-world-macromedia-flash-player/

Publicity Strategy for your organisation
I have taken this strategy from a suggestion made by John Stanley, a conference speaker and retail consultant. He was writing to encourage publicity for libraries, but the idea would work just as well for many organisations. http://groworganisation.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/publicity-strategy-for-your-organisation-2/

Seven Key Ways to Gesture Effectively
Gestures are reflections of every speaker's individual personality. What's right for one speaker might not necessarily be righ for another ...
http://pivotalpublicspeaking.blogspot.com/2007/09/seven-key-ways-to-gesture-effectively.html

Exploiting the Gender Gap
By WARREN FARRELL

Carlsbad, Calif. — Nothing disturbs working women more than the statistics often mentioned on Labor Day showing that they are paid only 76 cents to men's dollar for the same work.
http://pivotalpersonalbest.blogspot.com/2007/09/exploiting-gender-gap.html

Boys learning
... If a boy prefers to sit on the floor, he can lower his desk to accommodate that preference as well. Stahler told me that the performance of her boys improved “200 percent” when she eliminated the requirement that students sit quietly in the classroom.
http://ednewsbytes.blogspot.com/2007/09/if-boy-prefers-to-sit-on-floor-he-can.html

Create That Winning Feeling
by Bob ProctorI believe we would all agree that having a winning feeling is prerequisite to achieving outstanding results
http://pivotalinspirationmotivation.blogspot.com/2007/09/create-that-winning-feeling.html

Three things to improve your writing rhythm
By Michele Pariza Wacek
As a professional copywriter, not only do I do a lot of writing but I also look at a lot of writing. One of the things I've noticed that sets the good/great writers from the so so is rhythm.
http://communicationedge.blogspot.com/2007/09/three-tips-to-improve-your-writing.html

Overcoming shyness to become an excellent leader
"Don't let timidity stop you from being an excellent leader. Get over your shyness and get your company on the path to success." http://groworganisation.blogspot.com/2007/09/overcoming-shyness-to-become-excellent.html