I have been in the grip of anxiety attacks and somehow limited to doing routine things and not creating posts here.

They are better today (I've got used to having my husband away for a few days!!)_ so here's an update....


Found some useful sites for using digital cameras - in education
http://ednewsbytes.blogspot.com/2007/05/digital-cameras.html



I posted an article on management research

How do business academics know they are categorizing or measuring the best things to help us understand interesting phenomena? Scholars waste a lot of time and energy disparaging and defending various research methods. Yet the stakes are high for business academics to create theory that is intellectually rigorous, practically useful, and able to stand the tests of time.

Read it here...

And there's a public speaking success tip on creating an opening for your speech or presentation here

Today's reading suggestion ...



Dr. Robert Epstein's Creativity Games for Trainers arms you with 30 innovative, entertaining games guaranteed to enhance creativity in any organizational setting.

Use them to develop creativity workshops or to breathe life into any training sessions.

Each ready-to-use activity comes complete with lists of required and optional materials, time recommendations, reproducible handouts, follow-up discussion questions, and other essential information. You'll also find simple instructions for customizing exercises to different settings. . .data collection forms to help measure and track success. . .special ``challenge exercises'' that help participants develop their own games. . .and unique ``application exercises'' to assist users in promoting creativity on their own.

Amazon

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.

get your own copy of Tactical Entrepreneur visit http://www.tacticalentrepreneur.com/?afid=2215

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!

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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Today's book is for the real estate investor ...

Tonja Demoff has discovered secrets to real estate investing that work in any market and she has revealed them in her newly revised book called, “Bubble Proof.” Now, you too can be immune to market “ups and downs.” Her book is full of practical wisdom and advice, as well as new ideas and possibilities. For less than $15, you get over 500 wealth building strategies and a life time of real estate investing experience.
More importantly, you get peace of mind, knowing your investments will be secure for the future. Buy her book now and you’ll receive gifts from other renowned experts who can help you be successful in lots of other ways too.
To secure your future (and these fabulous bonus gifts), get a copy of “Bubble Proof“

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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/