Office Dynamics
AUGUST 16, 2018
Over the past 20 years, I have attended several conferences ranging in topics from fiction writing to motivational to professional training and even a full weekend trying to become a more educated outdoor woman. A: Live classes were always the best vehicle for me to learn. I also learn by doing not just reading or watching.
Ian's Messy Desk
OCTOBER 20, 2010
Tips and Tools You Can Use In the same way we exercise our muscles to keep fit, we have to continue to train our brain to maintain its efficiency over time. Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus.
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On The Job
AUGUST 21, 2007
In fact, when my kids have homework that starts off with something like “If a train leaves the station and is traveling at 80 m.p.h…” I sort of hear this buzzing sound in my ears and my vision starts to blur around the edges. It seems one agency thought to woo Microsoft business by telling him trade secrets about Lotus. Sharing ideas.
Men With Pens
AUGUST 5, 2012
Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. Oates is a Princeton professor as well as an author so, when she needs to be in class, she puts in a 45-minute stint before breakfast. But beware: If she doesn’t need to be in class, breakfast may be at 2 pm. .” Write for time. Write in pieces. Just ask Nabokov.
Virtual Moxie
MAY 31, 2011
You’re in social media, blogging in at least two places, guesting on talk shows, coaching, leading classes and retreats, speaking at telesummits, reworking your entire virtual training program, writing a BOOK, and I want to know how you do it. I’m a keyboarder most of the time. Then I archive the stuff and delete the folder.
Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 14, 2009
Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I also do not claim to give any medical, financial, psychological, veterinary, retail, personal training or HR advice, although at times it may seem like I think I know what Im talking about, it is just my opinion. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 31, 2009
Years ago, when I worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), I took a training course on a Telex machine. During a break in the class, I was sitting at my assigned Telex and it started typing. Again, when I worked at the RCMP, I went on a training course for a machine to do criminal record checks.
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