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Friday, March 12, 2010
Remember, the objective is to help people qualify to renew their license and certification. Public Speaking: Speaking to Continuing Education Audiences What does a public speaker need to know about speaking to an audience of licensed professionals who are required to take continuing education units (CEUs) to fulfill their licensing renewal requirements? First, many of them do not want to be in the room listening to a public speaker.
 
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Forty years after getting her two-year certificate, she was ready to retire from teaching and wondered if she could get that diploma. The next time you are about to give up on a goal, I want you to think of your new role model, Harriet Richardson Ames. In this Cleveland Plain Dealer column , you can read the whole story: She graduated in 1931 with a two-year degree, and, once the college offered a four-year diploma, she wedged in courses at night to complete it.
 
Saturday, January 2, 2010
No newsflash, the lion's share of us who didn't also pile on a teaching certificate had a tough time landing a first job.  It was like going to law school, at least in those days before higher education became so expensive and entry-level jobs so scarce: Majoring in English.  0160; A lot of us did it, and mostly because we didn't have a clear alternative. 
 

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simple entry of a circle around the words “view certificate” zoom entry of the Certificate dialog box. I thought that simple, non-distracting animations that brought in slide elements one at a time as I verbally introduced them was helpful. I thought that it helped members of my audience focus
The PZ book was awarded the Certificate of Excellence for design at the 38th Annual Bookbuilders West Awards held in Oakland in January. Last week I was in sunny Silicon Valley, USA for three days of seminars in the first ever Presentation//Reboot. The seminars were sold out and were limited to an intimate size of about 32 per day.
0160; A gift certificate, a bottle of wine, that sort of thing.  Audiences today expect to have a conversation with speakers, and they crave real connection with successful speakers.  0160; The best way to ensure that these good things happen during your presentations is to involve your audiences throughout.  0160; But that takes some art. 
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Best story wins $100 gift amazon.com gift certificate One of the goals of the book is to talk about things going wrong in public speaking. Few books ever mention how often things go wrong, even for experienced speakers, and I want to make sure these stories get told. Leave your story of a public speaking disaster!
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Today, I asked someone to request the help desk start the certification process for a KVM (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) switch.  The request was rejected because it lacked a Section 508 (accessibility requirements for those with disabilities) certification from the vendor.  I asked the help desk rep if this also meant that if I wanted to get a USB cable certified, it too would need this Section 508 certification, he said, “yes.” Those who know me well know I despise rigid, inflexible thinking and the rigid, inflexible processes that it spawns.  I’ve had discussions
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