visuals in public speaking, reading habits, Madeleine LEngle, Kids wellbeing, Powerpoint, scarcity

Scarcity
So what’s scarce now? Respect. Honesty. Good judgment. Long-term relationships that lead to trust
http://pivotalpersonalbest.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/scarcity/

The Answer to Boring powerpoints?
… give a mike to a designer (especially an architect) and you’ll be trapped for hours. The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system for avoiding this fate.
http://pivotalpublicspeaking.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/pecha-kucha-nights-the-answer-to-boring-powerpoints/

Wellbeing guide for kids
A children’s version of the popular ‘The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet’ will be developed with federal funding.
http://resourcesforfamilies.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/csiro-develops-total-wellbeing-guide-for-kids/

Vale Madeleine LEngle
http://pivotalkidsbookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/madeleine-l%e2%80%99engle-children%e2%80%99s-writer-is-dead/


Reading Habits poll - amazing!
Women are more avid readers than men, a new poll says.
One in four adults say they read no books at all in the past year,
http://pivotal.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/us-reading-habits-poll/

How to use Visuals to support your public speaking impact
That's the title of the current free set of tips. If you'd like to receive them, send me an email

Library Collection development, Hugo Awards, Eve Bunting, Pen Faulkner Award, Powerpoint, sales, marketing, negotiation

Who’s selecting now?
As Phoenix Public Library boldly passes on selection responsibilities to its vendors, some libraries follow—and others dig in

Hugo Awards Coverage: This Year, Japan
The Hugo Awards were announced at WorldCon in Yokohama, Japan, on September 1st.

Book of the Week

"Sales, marketing and negotiation"
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Eve Bunting interviewed
It’s not easy growing up. Besides reading, writing and arithmetic, there are life lessons to learn and emotions to deal with.

PEN Faulkner Award to Philip Roth

More on Powerpoint

Read it here >>> Don’t.Read.Your.Dumb.Slides

Storytelling, mentoring, concentration, visual aids in public speaking, sales, marketing, negotiation

Australian Storytelling Guild workshops

http://liblogger.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/australian-storytelling-guild-workshops/

Use visual aids in your next presentation
Professor Albert Mehrabian did a lot of research into how we take in information during a presentation. He concluded that 55% of the information we take in is visual and only 7% is text.
There are some important conclusions that we can take in from this information
Read on …

Caffeine and concentration

If you’re like me, sometimes you feel as if you couldn’t get anything done at all if it weren’t for coffee. I’m sipping from a cup right now as I write this (a double Americano, in case you’re curious). Caffeine seems to perk me up just enough to organize my thoughts into a coherent whole.
But Hugo at AlphaPsy points out that caffeine’s effects aren’t all good.

http://pivotalpersonalbest.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/caffeine-and-concentration/

Implementing a Mentoring program in your biz

Scott Allison, 41, knows the value of mentors for recruiting, retaining, developing and motivating his 44 employees. “Every time we’ve done an employee survey, mentorship has popped up as an interest and a need,” says the president and CEO of San Francisco-based national independent communications firm Allison & Partners.

http://groworganisation.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/implement-a-mentoring-program-in-your-biz/

Sales, marketing and negotiation

Discover situations, ideas and questions designed to immediately spark your imagination and enhance your success through powerful business skills. $14.97 to download this audio book - play it in the car or on your ipod

» More Info

Libraries and IT, branding, baby computer programmes, book sales, powerpoint, reporting, phobias

Slideshare adds audio
Slideshare, the site that allows us to upload our powerpoint slides presentations has added the capacity to add sound to you slides. http://pivotalpublicspeaking.wordpress.com/2007/08/05/slideshare-adds-audio/

Integration of IT Departments and Libraries
IT departments and LIS departments are increasingly becoming the same thing. Integrating the two services have drawbacks and benefits ... http://liblogger.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/convergence-counselling-integration-of-it-departments-and-libraries/

Study: food in McDonald's wrapper tastes better for kids
Anything made by McDonald’s tastes better, preschoolers said in a study that powerfully demonstrates how advertising can trick the taste buds of young children.
http://resourcesforfamilies.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/study-food-in-mcdonalds-wrapper-tastes-better-to-kids/

Parents tricked by Baby Einstein
A new study says baby development DVDs could actually slow a toddler’s language learning.
http://resourcesforfamilies.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/parents-tricked-by-baby-einstein/

Book town Momentum builds
Plans for a book town in Australia are gathering momentum after a successful Booktown for a Day event was held in the Victorian town of Clunes. http://pivotal.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/book-town-momentum-builds/

8 Steps to a good Powerpoint Presentation
Excellently practical tips on layout here http://pivotalpublicspeaking.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/8-steps-to-a-good-powerpoint-presentation/

Guide to Improving NFP Annual Reporting
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) has released a report aimed at helping charitable and sporting Not for Profits improve their annual reporting standards http://groworganisation.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/guide-to-improving-nfp-annual-reporting/

Conquer Your Phobia
Do you have a fear or phobia?

The Conquer Your Phobia audio program guarantees that your fear can be gone and stay gone so you can begin enjoying your life again. I highly recommend it - the method is simple and easy and it only takes about an hour.

Here’s the website where you can get more information and purchase the program: http://bmritchie.conqphob.hop.clickbank.net

Communication quotation, tongue twisters, language power, powerpoint video

A new quote about the power of language

http://communicationedge.blogspot.com/2007/06/language-exerts-hidden-power-like-moon.html


Teaching communication? Here's an activity...

http://ednewsbytes.blogspot.com/2007/06/design-satellite.html

And remember tongue twisters? Here's a few that I learnt years ago and a link to some more ...

http://pivotalpublicspeaking.wordpress.com/2007/06/25/just-for-fun-tongue-twisters/


Today's Video - How not to make a powerpoint

Do you want to improve your writing? Visit WritingFix

Where getting your daily writing "fix" is more important than fixing your writing. Learn how to write every day.

http://pivotal.wordpress.com/2007/05/26/writing-fix/

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Useful concept I thought ... Using the sounds in your PowerPoint

Who else hears the sounds made by the pictures in your PowerPoint Presentation? No, I am not suggesting that you are hearing things. But you can add more interaction to your PowerPoint presentations without folks thinking you
are crazy.

Read on ...

And for the armchair traveller .... I just love web cams. This one is focussed on Paris.

[Via Resource Shelf]

http://www.paris-live.com/paris_webcam/