0160; Third, most people who are going to hire us for jobs or assignments could care less about grades.  0160; In fact, they might hold them against us.  0160; They are hiring a person who can get results and fit in, not a transcript. There are many challenges associated with going to college.  0160; HuffingtonPost.com focuses on one. 

Last month’s issue included a transcript of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s launch presentation. And so for the billion people who use Windows, for the perhaps as many as 300 million people who may buy a PC during the course of the next 12 months, we want to give a chance for people to have a better and better experience and at the same time, enable a world of new opportunities, new applications to do new things that you’re going to have a chance to see and witness as you’re here with us today. Matt Lauer said that the launch of Windows 7 was the most important launch Microsoft had done in ten years.

While staffers search for the responsible party, the mayor gives this powerful and unexpected speech at the family's church. (This is a great clip, because the transcript is embedded in the video.) If you can't see it here, try it on YouTube . Whether or not you like Pacino, the speech has a lot to teach us about reaching out to an audience, especially in a time of distress. ...Tags: Download audio here. Speeches and presentations are not the same thing (see post here explaining the difference). For most of you, presentations are and will