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” — Yoda in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Anadiplosis. Origin : From the Greek ??????????? anathiplosis), meaning “doubling” or “folding” In plain English: Beginning a sentence or clause by repeating the last word or words of the previous sentence or clause. MORE
Spiritual advisor Eckhart Tolle was ahead of his time in 1999 when he published "The Power of Now." Ambition, planning, pedigree, success formulas from the past, belief in hard work - all that is so old-economy. " The realities of that ideology have evolved into the mindset of the new ruling class. Think Steve Jobs, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Jim Collins, and Michael Wolff. MORE
In 1999, political consultant Dick Morris predicted in his book "Vote.com" this breaking open of the media to the people. Web 3.0 will be happening at Mickey D, and it's w or w/o fries. The company announced that all of its fast-food restaurants will have free WiFi, no time limit, in 2010. It used to charge a few bucks for a few hours and just at some of its stores. MORE
As Jeff Bercovici explains in FORBES : "In 1999, two volunteers who served as moderators under its "Community Leader" program sued [AOL], saying they were essentially being used as workers in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act." MORE
In 1999, Scott sold his company webcasts.com for $115 million. Do you ever wonder where technology is heading and how it will affect the speaking world? On this episode of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, we are joined by Scott Klososky who will share his expertise and give us a glimpse into the future to see what we can expect in technology. Throughout his career, […]. The post Technology & Other Fun Stuff for Speakers with Scott Klososky appeared first on Jane Atkinson. MORE
Luckily in 1999, I had the chance to work at a college radio station - KSDJ at South Dakota State University - and had to opportunity to find some new music. In 1999, Muse was a little known band that didn't get a lot of radio play. via muse.mu. MORE
Launched in 1999, the digital media outlet was an influencer. Cool, it turned out, wasn't enough. As Wrap reports, the Salon Media Group has agreed to be sold for peanuts - $5 million. It attracted talented content-providers. And it was an honor to have it link to your blogs. However, it couldn't pull off the business end. In fact, in 2017, Politico outed that it had been unprofitable. MORE
In 1999, the cult classic film "The Blair Witch Project" became embedded in the American consciousness. So many of us wondered if we also could, through our arrogance, get ourselves into a similar fatal situation. MORE
and Andersen and Bowman (1999) who consider waiting-time , talk-time , and work-time in their discussion of time and its relationship to power. 1999). Most nonverbal communication textbooks talk about time under three main headings: psychological time , referring to one’s orientation to past, present, or future. biological time , referring to one’s body rhythms as well as preferences for early or late in the day activities. MORE
Since 1999, documents the CDC, the rate of suicide is up 33%. On April 20th, a husband returns from the grocery store to his home in California. He finds his wife's body weighted down in the pool. There's a rescue. Then a call to 911. A rush to the hospital. MORE
I’ve owned a cell phone since 1999. I even had a bag phone circa 1995. Over 80% of American adults now use some kind of mobile phone. In my experience, I see cell phones as a tool that helps us avoid making plans and sticking to them. Cell phones give people an excuse to be late. MORE
Since 1999, Scott Ginsberg has […]. Since 1999, Scott Ginsberg has profitably created 35 books, 8 musical albums, 3,000 articles, 600 speeches, 88 training videos, 5 software applications, 3 music films, 1 gameshow and a globally recognized brand on approachability. MORE
But, as you'll see in the ITN report below, it turned out that he also planned every last detail of his own funeral, concluding with the blessing, read by his brother - and with which he'd ended his last speech as leader of the Liberal Democrats in 1999: May the road rise with you. PERSONAL The death of a spouse, father, mother, close relation or close friend is always an awful experience for those who survive them. MORE
Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999). This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Diacope. Origin : From the Greek ??????? MORE
Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999). This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Epanalepsis. Origin : From the Greek ?????????? epanalipsis), meaning “repetition” or “resumption” In plain English: Repeating the initial word or words of a sentence or clause at the end of that same sentence or clause. Effect: Repetition of the words draws attention to them. MORE
That's compared to 70% in 1999. Pope Francis leveraged his Christmas message to warn leadership in the Roman Catholic Church that, overall, the beliefs of Christianity are becoming increasingly irrelevant. MORE
Back in 1999, Yale law professor Stephen L. Robert Bork, who the U.S. Senate turned down as a U.S. Supreme Court nominee, died at the age of 85. What has the media and public buzzing is not that. MORE
There, the number of jobs had increased 325% since 1999. Public relations is among the niches in professional services which continues to grow. Meanwhile the field of law is stagnant. In addition, both in Europe and the U.S., MORE
It''s Craig Valentine, 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking, who crystallized this concept for me over the last decade, referring to this concept as the ''Foundational Phrase'' - a phrase on which your story and/or speech is built upon. MORE
In a 1999 interview with NPR , filmmaker Cameron Crowe talks about his admiration for Wilder''s work. In 1999 Crowe wrote a book called Conversations with Wilder where the legendary and elusive Billy Wilder talks extensively about his life and work. MORE
Avon ( AVP ) CEO Andrea Jung became the first non-white woman to lead a major company in 1999. Today, July 1 st , is an auspicious day for corporate America. MORE
As political consultant Dick Morris predicted in his 1999 book "Vote.com," the middleman organizations and individuals will be cut out of the influence-power game. Who in Washington D.C. cares what the American Bar Association thinks, supports, even pushes? No One. That's the old story of influence and power lost. You can hang around, huff and puff all you want and nothing is going to happen. MORE
At one point during the 1999 trip, Paddy and I were alone on a 2-seat chair-lift together - one of the only places for a private chat on such expeditions. By August, 1999, the party had elected Charles Kennedy as their new leader. Ski-holidays revisited In an earlier post on 19th January ), I wrote about the annual Ashdown-Atkinson ski-tours and the large number of LibDem activists - including M.P.s, peers, at least one knight and lots of ordinary members like me. MORE
True story: I haven’t formally interviewed for a job since 1999. I haven’t interviewed for a real job since 1999. So when a local university called to ask if I could conduct a training session about interviewing skills, I politely declined. MORE
Starting in 1999, my Friday night loyalties lay with Gwen Ifill on "Washington Week" (formerly "Washington Week in Review"), and it was with tremendous sadness that she left my living room in 2016. Back when we used to watch the evening news on television--remember that?--we MORE
Way back in 1999, Fortune documented that corporations were shedding employees who were middle aged. Ageism is real in the workplace. But, the good news is that it's not new. Since then, proven tactics have evolved to distract employers from your age per se. MORE
The sexual abuse took place between 1952 and 1999. First it was the sensational, at least in the media, sexual assault trial against St. Paul's senior Owen Labrie. His caper had been called The Senior Salute. MORE
Or to become a leader - but they didn''t really care about that in 1995, or 1999. I owe it all to Toastmasters. The first time I heard the word ''Toastmasters'' was in debate class in the 10th grade. MORE
If you still have slides with headlines that read “About Us,” “Our Capabilities” and “Our Team,” it’s time to send those back to 1999 where they belong. MORE
Having assisted thousands of meeting planners and working with many of the world’s best speakers since 1999, I believe it comes down to how effectively you answer FIVE questions that every prospective client is asking. It’s no secret that there are LOTS of “professional” speakers — at least 10,000 or more — bidding for speaking engagements these days. How do you stand out from the crowd? MORE
He is a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who served as the first black President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Today Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela celebrates his 95th birthday. MORE
Stories about her childhood; her spiritual, somewhat mystical grandmother; the genesis of her writing career; her international schooling experience; the 1999 earthquake in Istanbul; being put on trial for one of her novels; and more. Elif ?afak afak (pronounced “Shafak&# ) is an award-winning Turkish novelist and the most widely read woman writer in Turkey. Writing in both Turkish and English, she has published nine books, seven of which are novels. ?afak’s MORE
According to the CDC , suicides among those 45 to 64 increased 45% from 1999 to 2016. Like Owen Labrie and Brett Kavanaugh, Holden Caulfield had attended prep school. That's where the likeness ends. MORE
Following the end of his 18-year imprisonment, Mandela would go on to become President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. A lesson fromMichael Crick of Channel 4 News on how to interview a politician? MORE
Here is what the blurb says for his 1999 book called: High Tech, High Touch : “In a High Tech world with an increasing search for balance, High Touch will be the key to differentiate products and services. I’ve been meaning to start blogging again, with the promise of staying consistently consistent, and reading MPI’s “future of the meetings industry” forced me into it. MORE
Craig Valentine, 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking Winning the championship of public speaking, much like winning any contest, takes a unique combination of talent, performance, and plain old luck. MORE
Back in 1999, a jury nailed GM with a $4.7 In "Hulk Hogan v. Gawker" the jury came back with a $141 million dollar verdict against the digital news tabloid. MORE
That was February 1999. Just as William Clay Ford Jr. was taking over leadership of the family business, the Rouge River facility exploded. Of course, the lawyers told him to do X and Y and not Z. MORE
An Emmy was awarded for the invention in 1999. In the New York Times obituary for teleprompter inventor Hubert J. Schlafly, Jr., speakers can learn a lot about the device that has helped so many speakers--famous and ordinary--address audiences without looking down. MORE
1999 I left Bain capital and all management responsibility” and “I had no ongoing activity or involvement.” Surely someone from Bain occasionally called you up and asked your opinion about something work related from 1999 to 2002. On July 19, 1999, a news release about the resignation of two Bain Capital managing directors describes you as CEO and “currently on a part-time leave of absence to head the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee.” MORE
In fact, “so” appeared on the annual Lake Superior State University list of banished words as long ago as 1999. So, I ‘m going to pick on the word “so.” So, it’s so common at the beginning of sentences that it doesn’t mean anything anymore. So, blogger Terry Odell writes of a software for [.]. communication vocal delivery vocal power delivery postaweek2011 public speaking tips MORE
2, 250-260 (1999). Many people think that this type of visualization can help you not only speak better but also help reduce your fear of public speaking. MORE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that during the span 1999 to 2014 suicide increased 24%. Everyone seems to know not just one but several people who have committed suicide. That meme of checking out may be contagious. MORE
That could also have been the reason why Carly Fiorina hung on at HP from 1999 to 2005. The elephant in the room for the announcement that IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is retiring from that position in April is: How did she last that long? MORE
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Having assisted thousands of meeting planners and working with many of the world’s best speakers since 1999, I believe it comes down to how effectively you answer FIVE questions that every prospective client is asking. It’s no secret that there are LOTS of “professional” speakers — at least 10,000 or more — bidding for speaking engagements these days. How do you stand out from the crowd?
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APRIL 29, 2011
In fact, “so” appeared on the annual Lake Superior State University list of banished words as long ago as 1999. So, I ‘m going to pick on the word “so.” So, it’s so common at the beginning of sentences that it doesn’t mean anything anymore. So, blogger Terry Odell writes of a software for [.]. communication vocal delivery vocal power delivery postaweek2011 public speaking tips
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Since 1999, Scott Ginsberg has […]. Since 1999, Scott Ginsberg has profitably created 35 books, 8 musical albums, 3,000 articles, 600 speeches, 88 training videos, 5 software applications, 3 music films, 1 gameshow and a globally recognized brand on approachability.
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Luckily in 1999, I had the chance to work at a college radio station - KSDJ at South Dakota State University - and had to opportunity to find some new music. In 1999, Muse was a little known band that didn't get a lot of radio play. via muse.mu.
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Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999). This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Diacope. Origin : From the Greek ???????
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1999 I left Bain capital and all management responsibility” and “I had no ongoing activity or involvement.” Surely someone from Bain occasionally called you up and asked your opinion about something work related from 1999 to 2002. On July 19, 1999, a news release about the resignation of two Bain Capital managing directors describes you as CEO and “currently on a part-time leave of absence to head the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee.”
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Launched in 1999, the digital media outlet was an influencer. Cool, it turned out, wasn't enough. As Wrap reports, the Salon Media Group has agreed to be sold for peanuts - $5 million. It attracted talented content-providers. And it was an honor to have it link to your blogs. However, it couldn't pull off the business end. In fact, in 2017, Politico outed that it had been unprofitable.
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JANUARY 31, 2018
There, the number of jobs had increased 325% since 1999. Public relations is among the niches in professional services which continues to grow. Meanwhile the field of law is stagnant. In addition, both in Europe and the U.S.,
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That's compared to 70% in 1999. Pope Francis leveraged his Christmas message to warn leadership in the Roman Catholic Church that, overall, the beliefs of Christianity are becoming increasingly irrelevant.
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MAY 22, 2017
The sexual abuse took place between 1952 and 1999. First it was the sensational, at least in the media, sexual assault trial against St. Paul's senior Owen Labrie. His caper had been called The Senior Salute.
Max Atkinson
MARCH 4, 2019
At one point during the 1999 trip, Paddy and I were alone on a 2-seat chair-lift together - one of the only places for a private chat on such expeditions. By August, 1999, the party had elected Charles Kennedy as their new leader. Ski-holidays revisited In an earlier post on 19th January ), I wrote about the annual Ashdown-Atkinson ski-tours and the large number of LibDem activists - including M.P.s, peers, at least one knight and lots of ordinary members like me.
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Back in 1999, a jury nailed GM with a $4.7 In "Hulk Hogan v. Gawker" the jury came back with a $141 million dollar verdict against the digital news tabloid.
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FEBRUARY 26, 2012
” — Yoda in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device : Anadiplosis. Origin : From the Greek ??????????? anathiplosis), meaning “doubling” or “folding” In plain English: Beginning a sentence or clause by repeating the last word or words of the previous sentence or clause.
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True story: I haven’t formally interviewed for a job since 1999. I haven’t interviewed for a real job since 1999. So when a local university called to ask if I could conduct a training session about interviewing skills, I politely declined.
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That could also have been the reason why Carly Fiorina hung on at HP from 1999 to 2005. The elephant in the room for the announcement that IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is retiring from that position in April is: How did she last that long?
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That was February 1999. Just as William Clay Ford Jr. was taking over leadership of the family business, the Rouge River facility exploded. Of course, the lawyers told him to do X and Y and not Z.
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In 1999, Scott sold his company webcasts.com for $115 million. Do you ever wonder where technology is heading and how it will affect the speaking world? On this episode of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, we are joined by Scott Klososky who will share his expertise and give us a glimpse into the future to see what we can expect in technology. Throughout his career, […]. The post Technology & Other Fun Stuff for Speakers with Scott Klososky appeared first on Jane Atkinson.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that during the span 1999 to 2014 suicide increased 24%. Everyone seems to know not just one but several people who have committed suicide. That meme of checking out may be contagious.
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In a 1999 interview with NPR , filmmaker Cameron Crowe talks about his admiration for Wilder''s work. In 1999 Crowe wrote a book called Conversations with Wilder where the legendary and elusive Billy Wilder talks extensively about his life and work.
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But, as you'll see in the ITN report below, it turned out that he also planned every last detail of his own funeral, concluding with the blessing, read by his brother - and with which he'd ended his last speech as leader of the Liberal Democrats in 1999: May the road rise with you. PERSONAL The death of a spouse, father, mother, close relation or close friend is always an awful experience for those who survive them.
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According to the CDC , suicides among those 45 to 64 increased 45% from 1999 to 2016. Like Owen Labrie and Brett Kavanaugh, Holden Caulfield had attended prep school. That's where the likeness ends.
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Since 1999, documents the CDC, the rate of suicide is up 33%. On April 20th, a husband returns from the grocery store to his home in California. He finds his wife's body weighted down in the pool. There's a rescue. Then a call to 911. A rush to the hospital.
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Stories about her childhood; her spiritual, somewhat mystical grandmother; the genesis of her writing career; her international schooling experience; the 1999 earthquake in Istanbul; being put on trial for one of her novels; and more. Elif ?afak afak (pronounced “Shafak&# ) is an award-winning Turkish novelist and the most widely read woman writer in Turkey. Writing in both Turkish and English, she has published nine books, seven of which are novels. ?afak’s
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In 1999, the cult classic film "The Blair Witch Project" became embedded in the American consciousness. So many of us wondered if we also could, through our arrogance, get ourselves into a similar fatal situation.
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I’ve owned a cell phone since 1999. I even had a bag phone circa 1995. Over 80% of American adults now use some kind of mobile phone. In my experience, I see cell phones as a tool that helps us avoid making plans and sticking to them. Cell phones give people an excuse to be late.
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Back in 1999, Yale law professor Stephen L. Robert Bork, who the U.S. Senate turned down as a U.S. Supreme Court nominee, died at the age of 85. What has the media and public buzzing is not that.
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Spiritual advisor Eckhart Tolle was ahead of his time in 1999 when he published "The Power of Now." Ambition, planning, pedigree, success formulas from the past, belief in hard work - all that is so old-economy. " The realities of that ideology have evolved into the mindset of the new ruling class. Think Steve Jobs, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Jim Collins, and Michael Wolff.
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An Emmy was awarded for the invention in 1999. In the New York Times obituary for teleprompter inventor Hubert J. Schlafly, Jr., speakers can learn a lot about the device that has helped so many speakers--famous and ordinary--address audiences without looking down.
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Here is what the blurb says for his 1999 book called: High Tech, High Touch : “In a High Tech world with an increasing search for balance, High Touch will be the key to differentiate products and services. I’ve been meaning to start blogging again, with the promise of staying consistently consistent, and reading MPI’s “future of the meetings industry” forced me into it.
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DECEMBER 25, 2009
As political consultant Dick Morris predicted in his 1999 book "Vote.com," the middleman organizations and individuals will be cut out of the influence-power game. Who in Washington D.C. cares what the American Bar Association thinks, supports, even pushes? No One. That's the old story of influence and power lost. You can hang around, huff and puff all you want and nothing is going to happen.
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DECEMBER 16, 2009
In 1999, political consultant Dick Morris predicted in his book "Vote.com" this breaking open of the media to the people. Web 3.0 will be happening at Mickey D, and it's w or w/o fries. The company announced that all of its fast-food restaurants will have free WiFi, no time limit, in 2010. It used to charge a few bucks for a few hours and just at some of its stores.
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As Jeff Bercovici explains in FORBES : "In 1999, two volunteers who served as moderators under its "Community Leader" program sued [AOL], saying they were essentially being used as workers in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act."
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Or to become a leader - but they didn''t really care about that in 1995, or 1999. I owe it all to Toastmasters. The first time I heard the word ''Toastmasters'' was in debate class in the 10th grade.
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and Andersen and Bowman (1999) who consider waiting-time , talk-time , and work-time in their discussion of time and its relationship to power. 1999). Most nonverbal communication textbooks talk about time under three main headings: psychological time , referring to one’s orientation to past, present, or future. biological time , referring to one’s body rhythms as well as preferences for early or late in the day activities.
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It''s Craig Valentine, 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking, who crystallized this concept for me over the last decade, referring to this concept as the ''Foundational Phrase'' - a phrase on which your story and/or speech is built upon.
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