The quality of our thoughts has a big influence on our life. Knowledge is available for catching how our thoughts can sabotage our success and applying corrections to lead us in a more productive direction. There are proven benefits to using social motivation (a friend or coach) to progress to implementation from the knowledge. The […]
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I took a trip in a time machine and saw a talk from the 2023 TED (Technology Entertainment Design) conference today. (In case you are wondering the time machine was designed on an iPad 3 which is being announced next week). The speech was clichéd but nevertheless it was well done. I found the speech
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Seth Godin, one of the most prolific and wise marketers, writers, and speakers, recently wrote about public speaking on his blog. “It’s extremely difficult to read a speech and sound as if you mean it. For most of us, when reading, posture changes, the throat tightens and people can tell. Reading is different from speaking,
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MacSparky recently wrote about plans to start a journal with a couple of ideas about why it could be a good habit and how he would use it. I liked the thoughtfulness he had about why he is planning to journal so the motivation is more clear. He also suggested Day One journal software would
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The Humanization of Technology based on a Socialcast Infographic Humanization of Technology Technology is improving and becoming more human centred. Increasingly technology can be interacted with on human terms not forcing users to compensate for technology interface limitations. Despite the enhanced user friendliness of technology, human training will still be a productive ground for optimizing
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What is vCard vCard is a file format standard for digital business cards so you can import contact information into your address book application without having to type it in. Wikipedia provides an overview of vCard that summarizes the enhancements introduced in each version. Currently work is underway on version 4. Sharp Innovation Solutions uses
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As a toastmaster I found the pacing in the speech distracting – stand your ground man – but the message is heartfelt, thought provoking, and inspiring about how to change the world by combining philanthropy and investing. Sasha Dichter: The Generosity Experiment | Video on TED.com The best investment mix for each person will be
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Top 50 movie speeches of all time. It is too bad that some of these clips have already been taken down but nevertheless there are some great examples listed and even where the video is missing it provides the reference to the associated movie.
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Ignite is an event where speakers have 5 minutes to present 20 slides that are auto-advanced every 15 seconds. It is a bit like speed chess where timing is a big part of the game. Interesting survey data from Scott Berkun on how speakers prepare for ignite presentations. Conclusion is that excellent speeches take a
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This past Thursday I attended the Ottawa chapter of the Certified Management Consultants meeting which had the theme of networking. The meeting was in a real nice facility where Bitheads does business. It has a comfortable area for mixing and mingling and a theatre for the guest speaker Michael Hughes to present: “Turning 3 minute
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