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10 Tips for a Killer Presentation

Ian's Messy Desk

Make them laugh – Although you want to educate your audience, you need to make them laugh as well. In essence, it keeps the audience alert and they’ll learn more from you than someone who just educates. The audience isn’t there to read your slides, they are there to listen to you present.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

69 Responses to “Is Your Education Useless?&# If you want to improve your mind, than I think there is no substitute for a quality education. I think my life experiences have provided me with the best education possible – and I’m still learning, every single day. You spent ages getting your degree.

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Public Speaking Basics

Ian's Messy Desk

Generally, we assume our success is gauged by how long have you been in your job or what education you have. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Public speaking can help your career. However, one of the best indicator of success in any profession is how often the person is asked to speak.

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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

Ian's Messy Desk

Attendance at arts performances dropped from 15 million to 13 million in 2001-2006; Low income, living in a poor neighbourhood, low parental education, recent immigration, racialized status, and Aboriginal status affect participation in leisure and culture. Time spent on social leisure activities dropped from 15% in 1998 to 12% in 2005.

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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 February, 2009 Just a secretary. There are many teachers in my extended family and it seemed like something I could do well, but our family did not have any money to further my education and I became a secretary instead. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Taking stock

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 July, 2010 Taking stock Whenever I finish a project I always ask myself, or get together with those who assisted me, and ask the question, "What went well and what could have gone better?" Now I am on holidays and preparing for a big move to a new home. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 2 July, 2010 We dont know what we dont know We really dont know what we dont know do we? I have always been a believer in sharing ideas and have received my best education from other assistants. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!