And I found the other under a heap of yellowing newspapers in the laneway behind our garage while fishing for a tennis ball that Vito shot wide of my net. I tumble back and land on my seat as the puck dribbles just wide of my net. “I’m I haven’t faced a shot on net and already goaltending on skates is a heck of a lot tougher than Bower makes it look. By accident, I belly-flop on a loose puck during a scramble in front of my net. Protect my net, Stick.”. “He’s MORE
It doesn't depend on externals such as net worth. The surprise was this: The Happiness Index at the First Unitarian Universalist Church , based in Youngstown, Ohio was 7+ on a scale of 10 (the latter was the highest.). MORE
He embraced the moment and with the aid of a small printed safety net and a willingness to adapt, connected with the audience in a way he never had before. In the second that the lights pop there is a moment of perfect puzzled peace. Have you ever noticed? MORE
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FROM THE BBC WEBSITE MAGAZINE : Tweetbook Say goodbye to worktime boredom. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter A few years ago, one of my clients told me that an unexpected side effect of moving their head office staff from individual rooms into an open plan arrangement was that their corporate phone bill dropped to about 30% of what it had been previously. MORE
What’s the net effect? Enough with organizations offering generic sentiments and abstractions. Be specific. Give me something concrete, or don’t say anything at all. Let’s say I’m on a company’s email list. It sends me an email telling me to enjoy a happy and safe holiday weekend. It generously tells my family to have one, too. And then 100 other brands send me something similar. And post it on their Facebook wall. And send it out as a tweet. MORE
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Cast a wide net: Smith's speech is all about McCarthy and his witchhunts, but she never names him. When she successfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 1948, Margaret Chase Smith made history as the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. MORE
in net sales for the two months ending December 31, a 1% decline in holiday sales during the same period in 2013. [As Establishment retailer Tiffany has a same-sex couple featured in an engagement ad. Here is coverage by Victoria Taylor in the New York Daily News. MORE
To evaluate that claim, let''s take a look at the "net price" of attending UW-Madison and UW-comprehensives-- the cost paid by the poorest students after taking into account all grant/scholarship aid provided to offset the sticket price. MORE
Get Hooked on Phonics - Phonetically (fo-net-ick-ly) write out complicated words - tech jargon, proper names, foreign words, anything that might be complicated. In Part I , we looked at the different parts of an ideal introduction for a real world speech. MORE
Smartphones, net books and tablets have enabled our ability to work faster, cheaper, more efficiently and often more productively. Technology has changed how we work and often where we work, as we are now all mobile, and always on. Through social media we are able to meet people we might never have met and develop working relationships we would have been unable to develop years ago. MORE
But a look back at the speeches in The Eloquent Woman Index suggests that there may be some very good reasons for speaking without a net. MORE
Forbes has estimated her net worth at $1.27 Nobody could doubt that Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg could speak as an authority on the subject of achieving your goals against all adversity. billion and placed her at Number Eight on the list of Power Women in the United States. MORE
Let''s build our way to 200 speeches in the Index--and please share this post on your social networks so we can cast a wide net. Nearly every week, I hear from readers who ask, "Why don''t you have so-and-so''s speech in The Eloquent Woman Index ?" MORE
Attempts to make it otherwise will be as futile as Royal attempts to ban the Las Vegas pictures from appearing in the UK when they are already all over the net. When delivering presentations, our every glance, gesture, and utterance now has the capacity to be filmed. MORE
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This is a must to cast a wider net with my coaching than just those I can meet with personally or over the phone. Yesterday, I took a look back at my goals for 2011. Today, as promised, it's time to look ahead to next year, and see what I can do as both a speaker and a coach in 2012. MORE
One of those nets was the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. When I read that in college I assumed the priveleged had the information and confidence to escape those nets. From MORE
She wrote this as a tip for Speaker Net News subscribers and gave me permission to reprint it. This is a guest post from Brenda Bence , who is a corporate branding and personal branding expert. You can read more about her at www.BrendaBence.com. MORE
Internet The word is “In – ter – net”. It’s not “Inner-net”. The words that you use tell your audience who you are, where you are from and what is your level of education. Based on those blatant messages, your audience decides on what label to slap on your face. If your audience perceives that you are “beneath” them in education they tend to be less willing to see you as an expert. There is nothing wrong with coming from the other side of the tracks. MORE
Speaker Net News SpeakerNet News is a free weekly email newsletter sent each Friday to more than 8,500 professional speakers, consultants, trainers, and authors. If that description fits you then be sure to register for this free newsletter written by professional speakers for professional speakers. MORE
He makes the disarming plea that he and his team have no safety net under them except for readers taking out subscriptions. Andrew Sullivan, the digital writer whose brandname is widely known, is leaving the DAILY BEAST and forming his own company Dish Publishing. MORE
Please post your comments below - or email me at rich@richhopkins,net with your thoughts. Over the past few days, the worldwide Christian community celebrated Easter, and were vocal about it. MORE
Also, the tax deductions associated with self-employment boosted the net. Disruption in itself is neither good nor bad. It just is. What matters is how we leverage it to our economic advantage. The buzz-worthy example of this is the gig economy hack. MORE
What I recommend is having a minimal set of notes as a safety net so that if your mind does go blank, you’ve got something to fall back on. Knowing that the safety net is there will usually help the brain relax and therefore avoid the problem in the first place. Unfortunately, the net result will be to laugh the whole Rick Perry campaign off in the long run. MORE
The net effect is that they''re less available to do non-essential, non-paying speaking opportunities like TEDMED. MORE
Photo Credit: net_efekt via Compfight cc The topic of "being present" during presentations or while waiting to be introduced to speak has come up a lot lately in my conversations with clients and on this blog. MORE
I might say (reading their nametag to get the name) John here may have the highest sales volume, but if his net income is no good, John is not a happy guy. I love to interact with the audience. It is much easier now that wireless microphones are so readily available. MORE
It only takes a few minutes, but clean up your ‘net profile when entering the workforce — it will pay off. In 1971 Shirley Bassey told the James Bond fans and the world that “Diamonds are Forever.&#. Nearly 40 years later, this track was re-mixed by Kanye West and introduced a whole new generation to this famous Welsh singer. MORE
While SWOT primarily serves as a business evaluation technique, you can use it to assess the net benefits/disadvantages of just about anything — including a product, a location, a niche industry or even a job applicant. Business means a lot more than just making profits. For the most part, it is a melting pot where unique combinations of processes, concepts, goals and mantras evolve into brands. MORE
And I found the other under a heap of yellowing newspapers in the laneway behind our garage while fishing for a tennis ball that Vito shot wide of my net. I tumble back and land on my seat as the puck dribbles just wide of my net. “I’m I haven’t faced a shot on net and already goaltending on skates is a heck of a lot tougher than Bower makes it look. By accident, I belly-flop on a loose puck during a scramble in front of my net. Protect my net, Stick.”. “He’s MORE
Entrepreneur Cindy Wu used a 3-minute pitch at Y Combinator's Demo Days to net $1.2 Women are underrepresented in engineering and technology, and when it comes to speaking, often find themselves at conferences with no or few women speakers. MORE
In a crisis, and in crisis communication, timing, and time, is crucial. Johnson & Johnson ( J&J ) and Sony Corporation (TYO) both faced crises over the past seven days. They were quite different, as one was unfolding, so it is unfair to compare the actual events. The purpose of this post is to illustrate the importance of time in crisis communication. J&J held their annual shareholder meeting last Thursday, and prior to the meeting CEO William Weldon gave a few private interviews. MORE
Last week, I shared what my clients discover when they give talks in the style of TED , and Famous Speech Friday examined Cindy Wu's 3-minute pitch at Y Combinator , which netted her $1.2 MORE
The other day, while surfing the net on the bullet train to Tokyo, I. stumbled on a great interview with Seth Godin conducted by Bryan. Elliott. I had never heard of Bryan Elliott before, but he''s good and he has a very educational website called Behind the Brand which features. MORE
Smartphones, net books and tablets have enabled our ability to work faster, cheaper, more efficiently and often more productively. Technology has changed how we work and often where we work, as we are now all mobile, and always on. Through social media we are able to meet people we might never have met and develop working relationships we would have been unable to develop years ago. MORE
Not net neutrality. But not caring about net neutrality is no reason to pass up this hilarious rant by comic John Oliver on the issue. When net neutrality is mandated, internet service providers (ISPs) can't discriminate against consumers based on what search engines they use. MORE
Discover why widely published author, David Frum, decided to self-publish his seventh book. Self-Publishing & Print On Demand POD print on demand self-publishing MORE
And maybe it’s not this hard for everybody… certainly I’m not the first one to jump without a net… and plenty of people move among jobs and careers and go from one thing to another and they’re good at all those things and they relish it. MORE
That way you will not read your speech but have the safety net of keyword notes. Secrets of Power Presentations by Peter Urs Bender This book first published in 1991 and I first read it around that time. MORE
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