by Maureen Minnehan Jones Some see a hopeless end, while others see an endless hope . ~ Author unknown Is there enough vaccine to prevent and stop the swine flu (H1N1) or an epidemic in the future? Right now the pharmaceutical heaven is wavering! So how

By Barbara McNichol   Recently I learned what a hot topic grammatical errors can be when one of my favorite blogs, Article Writing and Marketing Insights from Ezine Articles, took a subject close to my heart and made it relevant to everyone who writes.   Within 24 hours of posting “Avoiding the (6) Common Grammatical Errors That Make Authors Look Du…Unprofessional,” the blog received 776 views and 93 comments.

My colleague Barbara McNichol has just published her new ebook titled Word Trippers .  If you do any type of writing this is a must-have resource which features 300+ Word Trippers compiled by Barbara who started acing grammar and spelling in the 4th grade.  If you ever have trouble with with the notoriously difficult English language, this ebook clearly explains whether to use peak or peek — lay vs.

by Ellen Taliaferro, MD The May issue of the journal of psychology publishes an article that looks at expressive writing as a preventive tool.[1] 1] Many studies have demonstrated a benefit on the use of expressive writing” regarding a past or ongoing stressful experience results in a wide range of beneficial effects, including physical health and cognitive functioning.” 8221;

Does Disease Have Meaning? Disease of Meaning, Manifestations of Health, and Metaphor Disease does have meaning, according to the authors of a 1999 editorial in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine . They begin their provoking editorial with the thought that the reigning biomolecular model of healthcare commonly sees disease and health as distinct opposites.

TED has earned a lot of attention over the years for many reasons, including the nature and quality of its short-form conference presentations. All presenters lucky enough to be asked to speak at TED are given 18-minute slots maximum (some are for even less time such as 3- and 6-minute slots). Some who present at TED are not used to speaking on a large stage, or are at least not used to speaking on their topic with strict time restraints.

Exposing ourselves to traditional Japanese aesthetic ideas — notions that may seem quite foreign to most of us — is a good exercise in lateral thinking, a term coined by Edward de Bono in 1967. "Lateral Lateral Thinking is for changing concepts and perception," says de Bono. Beginning to think about design by exploring the tenets of the Zen aesthetic may not be an example of Lateral Thinking

Most people do not really think about design and designers, let alone think of themselves as designers. But what, if anything, can regular people — teachers, students, business people of all types — learn from designers and from thinking like a designer? And what of more specialized professions?

Presenting while people are tweeting is challenging – but also adds a new dimension to the presentation experience for your audience. Gradually tools are being developed to make it easier for you as the presenter to manage the backchannel. I

People often ask if technical or science-related presentations can be as compelling as presentations covering other less technical topics. Now, not every presentation has earth-shattering, Nobel-Prize winning significance, but I assume if you are talking about your research or current issues in your field, etc. that your words have a benefit for someone else.