Coaching, business, public speaking nerves, kids health, bookmarking, speech closes

Public Speaking: How to close a speech
One of the worst mistakes you can make as a public speaker is talking too long.
http://pivotalpublicspeaking.wordpress.com/2007/09/16/public-speaking-how-to-close-a-speech/


Tags Help Make Libraries Del.icio.us
Sponsored Traditional library web products, whether online public access catalogs, library databases, or even library web sites, have long been rigidly controlled and difficult to use. Patrons regularly prefer Google’s simple interface. Now social bookmarking and tagging tools help librarians bridge the gap

http://liblogger.wordpress.com/2007/09/16/social-bookmarking-and-tagging-boost-participation/


Kids health for Parents

http://resourcesforfamilies.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/kids-health-for-parents/


Preparing yourself physically to overcome the fear of public speaking


Physical symptoms are one of the major sources of fear of public speaking. Who wants to stand in front of an audience with dry mouth sweaty palms and limbs that shake despite out best efforts?
If we can deal with those symptoms, then we will be well on the way to dealing with our fear.


http://pivotalpublicspeaking.wordpress.com/2007/09/19/preparing-yourself-physically-to-overcome-the-fear-of-public-speaking/

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public speaking, careers, harry potter, speech technology, myths and legends, debt, business

I have just sent out Pivotal Public Speaking - the ezine.

You can read it online, or subscribe here and now.

And I've added a new item to the Just for Fun page ...

Seems I’m definitely not going to be an air hostess, according to the Exciting Game for Career Girls. Shame I’m not going to be a doctor or a vet, or even a librarian – maybe those are reserved for the guys in “What shall I be – for boys”

Writers and Readers: The Trouble with Harry
By Ilene Cooper

Not everyone gets to live through a cultural phenomenon, but if you do, it is something you never forget, the sort of experience that bonds a generation. For baby boomers, lightning-in-a-bottle came in the form of the Beatles, who changed music and just about everything else.

Another British phenomenon began in 1997, when the first Harry Potter book was published in the UK

Read on
...http://pivotal.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/writers-and-readers-the-trouble-with-harry/

Malcolm Gladwell of "Blink" and "the Tipping Point" will be presenting Speech Technology at the Tipping Point http://pivotalpublicspeaking.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/malcolm-gladwell-on-speech-technology/

Animated versions of folk tales, myths and leglends - useful in the classroom or just for a browse http://ednewsbytes.blogspot.com/2007/08/world-tales.html

The Internet Librarian Conference is on again. http://liblogger.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/internet-librarian-conference-for-2007/

and finally Managing Business debt http://groworganisation.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/cutting-back-smart-advice-on-managing-business-debt/

I have added a new video to the website .

The Myth Movie

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June 24

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Love winter!! It's cold and fresh and we are having rain.

Here's a new slant on public speaking


A Short Guide to Public Speaking


and for your business or organisation, a classic ...

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t

and a new freebie for you to try ...

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
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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!