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Improve Your Speeches
I could have used these three steps to better speeches a few days ago. I’m always looking for techniques to be a better public speaker. First, step out from behind the podium and choreograph your relationship to the audience. Second, listen to your audience. Finally, focus on your emotional intentions for approximately three minutes before…
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Self Education: Five Essential Sites
Jeff Cobb recommends his top 5 sites that are seriously focussed on helping people along the journey of self-education. Autodidact Press Self Made Scholar Wide Awake Mind The Art of Self Education The Personal MBA Reference: Self Education: Five Essential Sites| Mission to Learn | Jeff Cobb | 10 March 2010
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Are You Multitasking or Are You Juggling? One Can Be Productive, the Other is Not
There is a reason why sometimes I work with my door closed. It is not to be mean, it is not to be anti social. It is because I need to think. While I’m all for spontaneous meetings when needed, people need to be more respectful of people’s work space. About a year ago, I…
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Luck. Is it Really a Question of Attitude?
Seneca said: Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Richard Wiseman said: Those who think they’re unlucky should change their outlook and discover how to generate good fortune. This article by Richard Wiseman, psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire and author of The Luck Factor (Century) reveals what his research on how outlook changes luck. A…
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Better Leaders Ask Better Questions
Nothing gets to the heart of things like discussions and nothing stimulates discussions like a great question! Leaders who excel at asking good questions have honed an ability to cut to the heart of the manner in a way that disarms the person being interviewed and opens the door for genuine conversation. Be curious. Be…
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Personal Knowledge Management: Cognitive Processing of Info for Innovation
While I have focused most of my research on Communities of Practice and Collective Expertise, I see a necessary co-existence of both these principles in order to ensure the most optimal results in advancing knowledge and practice. We can seek out (aggregate) all the sources of information on any subject and share them with the…
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7 Keys to Reading Faster
This is actually a blog post from last November from thinksimplenow.com. The irony was that I was so overwhelmed with all the reading I had to do for school at that time that I wasn’t reading my regular favourite blogs 😉 I will be trying out this technique! Want to read faster? In this article,…
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New position – Director of Operations at Aviation Strategies International
As of November 3rd 2008, I will be the new Director of Operations at Aviation Strategies International. Aviation Strategies International‘s mission is to assist clients involved in the world aviation industry through the provision of value-added senior-level strategic advice, analysis and guidance aimed at solving the aviation-related management and operational problems faced by those clients.…
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Can a Goofball be Taken Seriously?
We all have our expressions. One of mine is goofball. It’s not too rude (mind you I’m careful about who I call a goofball), and kind of silly, and reminds me of this guy. Sometimes I use it with affection, sometimes with friendly sarcasm and sometimes when faced with adversity. I even refer to myself…