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According to Census reports, the percentage of blacks who graduated from high school jumped to 85 percent in 2012, from 25.7 Martin Luther King, Jr. photographed by Marion S. Trikosko, 1964. LC-DIG-ppmsc-01269. I was an elementary student at Calvert School in Washington DC in 1963. MORE
11.29.2010 $5 Off $5 Off The $5 off coupon and the large percentage reductions provide good examples of media literacy and its relevance to everyday living. Increasingly we see coupons for saving money at the various stores. One such one is Bed Bath & Beyond. The coupon says “$5 off any purchase of $15 or more.&# Not a bad deal or so you’d think. MORE
Our industry pie will always contain a large percentage of people who are making a living vs. a small percentage of people who are getting wealthy. Every year American Idol shows us the differences between singers who are good, and singers who can really go the distance. Greatness. MORE
When I was growing up in the 1950s, the percentage was 100. Right now, 36.4% of women 18 through 34 still live at home. That's straight from Pew Research, reports Bloomberg. And it's Deja Vu for us Baby Boomers. MORE
Among what's being put out there as recommendations are expansion of the number of justices and that a certain percentage of the justices be appointed through a non-political process. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court is under the microscope. MORE
That was a higher percentage than any other skill, knowledge, or ability. In a survey of over 300 businesses, 89% of employers stated that they want colleges to place more emphasis on oral and written communication. This comes from the Association of American Colleges & Universities ‘ LEAP initiative. You can find the PDF of the results here. Why are oral and written communication so important? MORE
In only a 5-year period the percentage of those 65+ in the workforce jumped from 18.4 Back in the mid-80s, the percentage was at 10.4. to 19.5, according to the Labor Department. Here are more details from Jordan Yadoo at Bloomberg. The shift from embracing retirement to pushing back on standard leisure by working is creating two cultures among the aging. One is the traditional expectation of leaving hustling for income in the past. MORE
It's nothing new. Way back in the 1970s, "What Color Is Your Parachute?" " shocked us with the reality that the professional who was best at applying for whatever got the whatever. That person was not necessarily the most qualified. MORE
As a result, he’s offering me a percentage of each sale. Oliver Adria, who blogs about presenting at ReThink Presentations , has just come out with an e-book called PresentationEssentials: 39 Ideas on Content, Design and Delivery. (I I like his categories — I use the same ones to describe the components of a presentation.). Oliver has a great sense of design; the book is beautifully designed. MORE
In addition, most states put no caps on the percentage the rent can be increased when the lease is renewed. Yes, it's still Landlord Nation. The property owners establish the terms and conditions for leasing. MORE
Baker Botts just walked back the percentage of its salary cuts. "The U.S. economy is set to officially record its steepest quarterly contraction since World War II, and recent signs point to a slowing recovery as the country faces a surge in coronavirus cases." MORE
Effective Presenting and PowerPoint&# about what percentage of presenters have had presentation skills training. A great discussion is going on in the LinkedIn group, “Great Communicators! We’ve had guestimates from 1% to 75%! True, if you read this blog, you probably are more committed to improving your presentations skills than the average presenter, but let’s get some hard data! Here are two steps: Go to [link] and complete the short survey. MORE
Then there is no cap on by how much of a percentage the rent can be raised. Every time it was renewed the percentage of increase was a neck-snapper. This is the era when members of the media scream about coming catastrophes. MORE
" The way litigation financing operates at that level is to provide cash-strapped personal injury plaintiffs with an advance in exchange for a percentage of their settlements or verdicts. Victim advocates contend plaintiffs are being exploited since the percentage of the verdict or settlement they agree to sign over for the use of the funds amounts to usury. Ever since it was outed that venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel helped finance "Hogan v. MORE
King and I both have a zero percentage shot of gaining the GOP nomination. In case you missed the big block buster news of the last week, Rep. Peter King is thinking of running for the GOP nomination for President. And that got me keeping, if King runs, then so should I (and so should you). MORE
The two major problems with the chart are that (1) showing only percentage increases over the last seven years says nothing about the actual dollar amount being allocated to each category nor its relative percentage to the entire NASA budget. (2) MORE
Census Bureau, noting that by 2018 just the percentage of the workforce working from their homes is reaching 5.4%. The face of the modern workplace is changing. It’s a matter of several things – companies are going global, or at least employing workers in places all over the globe. MORE
Our Excel spreadsheet usually has four columns for each item: the current measured results, the standard we are comparing to, the absolute difference between the results and the standard, and the relative difference expressed as a percentage. MORE
32-33), on the percentage of people in various countries who would be willing to give up an important lifestyle habit to keep the Internet: · 89% of those in Indonesia and 65% of those in the United Kingdom would give up alcohol instead of the Internet. · One way to introduce computer-mediated communication and its role in our everyday lives would be to identify important lifestyle habits that we’d be willing to give up as long as we could keep our Internet connection. MORE
Pie charts are typically used when showing proportions, for example the percentages of stock, bonds and cash in a financial portfolio or the sources of energy use. It's no secret that I think visuals should dominate words in a presentation where any type of slideware is used. MORE
With the price of healthcare so high and too large of percentage of youth burdened with student loans, affordable housing isn't voter clickbait. In Los Angeles, reports The Wall Street Journal , 16,500 human beings have turned their vehicles into their homes. MORE
Full disclosure: The above link is an affiliate link, so I get a percentage of each sale. I recently received a free copy of a new e-book, Visual Presentations: Boring Slides to Visual Presentations in 3 Easy Steps, by M.S. Ramgopal. MORE
What percentage of residents commute by bike? Climate change. The high cost of maintaining a car. NerdWallet puts that at $706 a month. Wellness. Yes, there is an alterative to Peloton. Technologies such as the e-bike. MORE
The rise and fall of women in tech (as a percentage of programmers). On April 26, 2018 the Silicon Valley Speechwriters Roundtable Held a conference call with Felicity Barber. Felicity is the Executive Speechwriter at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. MORE
Topics run from Actuary and Analysis, to Outliers and Percentages, to Truth and Variability STATISTICALLY SPEAKING: A DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS. selected and arranged by CC Gaither and AE Cavazos-Gaither, published by the Institute of Physics). MORE
In a study conducted by Gallup, it was found that even in times of Coronavirus, there was a rise in the percentage of engaged workers in US companies. Employee retention percentage. Happy and productive employees are good for business. It’s a fact. MORE
You can see my struggle with this technique in this extended clip which includes Doug’s coaching: Or you can just watch my final attempt: I’ve only covered a small percentage of what I learned at Doug Stevenson’s Story Theater Retreat. MORE
Twenty-five percent — “ only three percentage points above the lowest presidential approval rating in Gallup Poll history.&#. There is no way to “come back&# if you don’t “go away.&# . When a public figure emerges from a crisis or scandal, it is imperative to disappear from the public spotlight for a while. . For more proof, look no further than former President George W. Bush. MORE
And the percentage of website readers was still lower than that of print readers. "A new research paper finds that over the past eight years the websites of 51 major metropolitan newspapers have not on average seen appreciable readership gains, even as print readership falls." MORE
The lawyer does the research and finds out that X percentage of those in a car accident do have a liability claim against such entities as the manufacturer or government entity. It's well-known that interactive content can be very effective. MORE
We also know that your percentage of storytelling vs. teaching is important to the success of your presentation. We know that telling a story in your business helps people know you and perhaps relate to you better, thus winning you more business. But, many people lean too heavily on teaching. Kelly Swanson, speech coach extraordinaire […]. The post How Important is “Story” to Your Success? appeared first on Jane Atkinson. MORE
I’ve reproduced below the actual chart of the results as it appears in the paper: I assume the vertical axis is the percentage of respondents who ticked a specific purpose, and I assume they could tick more than one (this is not clear from the paper). MORE
In 1996 the percentage of public swearing by men and women was 67% for men and 33% for women. In 2006, however, the percentages were much more similar: 55% for men and 45% for women. 7.02.2010 Taboo language: gender differences Heres an interesting gender difference reported by Psychology Today (August 2010). Categories: gender differences , swearing 2comments: maestra said. MORE
In many states there is no cap on the percentage that monthly rent can be boosted at lease-renewal time. "Eventually the rent will be due …" - Mary Cunningham, Fellow at Urban Institute, April 7, 2020. Here is her study. MORE
What percentage of your sales have come from inbound processes? What percentage of sales are coming from these sources? When retail was all brick and mortar, things were simple. Business displayed their inventory; customers came in and physically assessed it and bought what they liked. MORE
I was captivated by the numbers and percentages until he reached the graph slide in his PowerPoint presentation. Executive Speech Coach - Business Presentations Business presentations tips for executives, sales presenters, managers, technical experts and professionals from the "Speech Coach for Executives" George Torok. Transform your business presentations into effective conversations. George Torok is a Toronto based presentation coach and presentation skills trainer. MORE
At the top of the list is that in most locations there is no cap on the percentage of increase in the rent from year to year. The American Dream is dead. More and more personal finance experts are pushing the advantages of renting. MORE
That percentage will grow significantly, I believe. If you have PowerPoint 365, by now you should have a major new feature, icons. MORE
There is a theory floating around that a percentage of those who leap from bridges to their deaths experience that edifice, at least emotionally, as an escape (temporary). In their jumbled thinking they, one might say, mistake the bridge for a path to relief, at least for the time being. What they are seeking relief from could range from intrusive thoughts to actual financial, relationship, or housing problems. Today, after 1 P.M. MORE
He replied in a clinical way that in X percentage of cases, that particular drug is associated with certain birth defects. The mother of severely malformed infant asks Shaun Murphy a question he gives exactly the wrong answer to. MORE
Keep in mind there will always be a small percentage of the population that does not want to play with you. Last week I wrote about the challenge of the third era of presenting: the era of the audience. MORE
The cost to the student for higher education could be significantly downsized and forgiveness of some percentage of student loans instituted (w/o a tax penalty). MORE
According to Census reports, the percentage of blacks who graduated from high school jumped to 85 percent in 2012, from 25.7 I was an elementary student at Calvert School in Washington DC in 1963. Our school was connected to St. MORE
And in 2018, it went down another percentage point to 6. The Pew Research Center, the gold standard in polling, has gotten the message: Don't call us for your research. As Pew itself reports, it is switching to taking surveys via email. In 1997, 36% of those contacted by phone agreed to participate in the survey. In 2017, that declined to 7%. If only other organizations would get that message and stop telemarketing to us. MORE
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MARCH 25, 2014
It's nothing new. Way back in the 1970s, "What Color Is Your Parachute?" " shocked us with the reality that the professional who was best at applying for whatever got the whatever. That person was not necessarily the most qualified.
The Communication Blog
JULY 2, 2010
In 1996 the percentage of public swearing by men and women was 67% for men and 33% for women. In 2006, however, the percentages were much more similar: 55% for men and 45% for women. 7.02.2010 Taboo language: gender differences Heres an interesting gender difference reported by Psychology Today (August 2010). Categories: gender differences , swearing 2comments: maestra said.
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The Communication Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
11.29.2010 $5 Off $5 Off The $5 off coupon and the large percentage reductions provide good examples of media literacy and its relevance to everyday living. Increasingly we see coupons for saving money at the various stores. One such one is Bed Bath & Beyond. The coupon says “$5 off any purchase of $15 or more.&# Not a bad deal or so you’d think.
Speaker Launcher
AUGUST 28, 2018
We also know that your percentage of storytelling vs. teaching is important to the success of your presentation. We know that telling a story in your business helps people know you and perhaps relate to you better, thus winning you more business. But, many people lean too heavily on teaching. Kelly Swanson, speech coach extraordinaire […]. The post How Important is “Story” to Your Success? appeared first on Jane Atkinson.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
In addition, most states put no caps on the percentage the rent can be increased when the lease is renewed. Yes, it's still Landlord Nation. The property owners establish the terms and conditions for leasing.
SlideModel
JULY 9, 2020
In a study conducted by Gallup, it was found that even in times of Coronavirus, there was a rise in the percentage of engaged workers in US companies. Employee retention percentage. Happy and productive employees are good for business. It’s a fact.
Presentation Zen
JUNE 18, 2015
The two major problems with the chart are that (1) showing only percentage increases over the last seven years says nothing about the actual dollar amount being allocated to each category nor its relative percentage to the entire NASA budget. (2)
Joan Detz Speaker Services
MARCH 28, 2012
Topics run from Actuary and Analysis, to Outliers and Percentages, to Truth and Variability STATISTICALLY SPEAKING: A DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS. selected and arranged by CC Gaither and AE Cavazos-Gaither, published by the Institute of Physics).
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
With the price of healthcare so high and too large of percentage of youth burdened with student loans, affordable housing isn't voter clickbait. In Los Angeles, reports The Wall Street Journal , 16,500 human beings have turned their vehicles into their homes.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 30, 2020
Baker Botts just walked back the percentage of its salary cuts. "The U.S. economy is set to officially record its steepest quarterly contraction since World War II, and recent signs point to a slowing recovery as the country faces a surge in coronavirus cases."
Dave Paradi's PowerPoint Blog
JUNE 25, 2013
Our Excel spreadsheet usually has four columns for each item: the current measured results, the standard we are comparing to, the absolute difference between the results and the standard, and the relative difference expressed as a percentage.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 9, 2016
And the percentage of website readers was still lower than that of print readers. "A new research paper finds that over the past eight years the websites of 51 major metropolitan newspapers have not on average seen appreciable readership gains, even as print readership falls."
DeFinis Communications
AUGUST 28, 2013
According to Census reports, the percentage of blacks who graduated from high school jumped to 85 percent in 2012, from 25.7 Martin Luther King, Jr. photographed by Marion S. Trikosko, 1964. LC-DIG-ppmsc-01269. I was an elementary student at Calvert School in Washington DC in 1963.
PowerPoint Tips
JUNE 24, 2011
Full disclosure: The above link is an affiliate link, so I get a percentage of each sale. I recently received a free copy of a new e-book, Visual Presentations: Boring Slides to Visual Presentations in 3 Easy Steps, by M.S. Ramgopal.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 14, 2019
Among what's being put out there as recommendations are expansion of the number of justices and that a certain percentage of the justices be appointed through a non-political process. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court is under the microscope.
DeFinis Communications
AUGUST 28, 2013
According to Census reports, the percentage of blacks who graduated from high school jumped to 85 percent in 2012, from 25.7 I was an elementary student at Calvert School in Washington DC in 1963. Our school was connected to St.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 17, 2019
There is a theory floating around that a percentage of those who leap from bridges to their deaths experience that edifice, at least emotionally, as an escape (temporary). In their jumbled thinking they, one might say, mistake the bridge for a path to relief, at least for the time being. What they are seeking relief from could range from intrusive thoughts to actual financial, relationship, or housing problems. Today, after 1 P.M.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 23, 2019
Then there is no cap on by how much of a percentage the rent can be raised. Every time it was renewed the percentage of increase was a neck-snapper. This is the era when members of the media scream about coming catastrophes.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 9, 2020
In many states there is no cap on the percentage that monthly rent can be boosted at lease-renewal time. "Eventually the rent will be due …" - Mary Cunningham, Fellow at Urban Institute, April 7, 2020. Here is her study.
PowerPoint Tips
APRIL 28, 2017
That percentage will grow significantly, I believe. If you have PowerPoint 365, by now you should have a major new feature, icons.
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
MAY 3, 2018
The rise and fall of women in tech (as a percentage of programmers). On April 26, 2018 the Silicon Valley Speechwriters Roundtable Held a conference call with Felicity Barber. Felicity is the Executive Speechwriter at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Executive Speech Coach
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
I was captivated by the numbers and percentages until he reached the graph slide in his PowerPoint presentation. Executive Speech Coach - Business Presentations Business presentations tips for executives, sales presenters, managers, technical experts and professionals from the "Speech Coach for Executives" George Torok. Transform your business presentations into effective conversations. George Torok is a Toronto based presentation coach and presentation skills trainer.
Matt Eventoff
DECEMBER 23, 2009
Twenty-five percent — “ only three percentage points above the lowest presidential approval rating in Gallup Poll history.&#. There is no way to “come back&# if you don’t “go away.&# . When a public figure emerges from a crisis or scandal, it is imperative to disappear from the public spotlight for a while. . For more proof, look no further than former President George W. Bush.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
And in 2018, it went down another percentage point to 6. The Pew Research Center, the gold standard in polling, has gotten the message: Don't call us for your research. As Pew itself reports, it is switching to taking surveys via email. In 1997, 36% of those contacted by phone agreed to participate in the survey. In 2017, that declined to 7%. If only other organizations would get that message and stop telemarketing to us.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
He replied in a clinical way that in X percentage of cases, that particular drug is associated with certain birth defects. The mother of severely malformed infant asks Shaun Murphy a question he gives exactly the wrong answer to.
Speaking about Presenting
MAY 24, 2011
You can see my struggle with this technique in this extended clip which includes Doug’s coaching: Or you can just watch my final attempt: I’ve only covered a small percentage of what I learned at Doug Stevenson’s Story Theater Retreat.
SlideModel
JANUARY 3, 2019
What percentage of your sales have come from inbound processes? What percentage of sales are coming from these sources? When retail was all brick and mortar, things were simple. Business displayed their inventory; customers came in and physically assessed it and bought what they liked.
SlideModel
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Census Bureau, noting that by 2018 just the percentage of the workforce working from their homes is reaching 5.4%. The face of the modern workplace is changing. It’s a matter of several things – companies are going global, or at least employing workers in places all over the globe.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 25, 2018
In only a 5-year period the percentage of those 65+ in the workforce jumped from 18.4 Back in the mid-80s, the percentage was at 10.4. to 19.5, according to the Labor Department. Here are more details from Jordan Yadoo at Bloomberg. The shift from embracing retirement to pushing back on standard leisure by working is creating two cultures among the aging. One is the traditional expectation of leaving hustling for income in the past.
Speaking about Presenting
MAY 27, 2009
I’ve reproduced below the actual chart of the results as it appears in the paper: I assume the vertical axis is the percentage of respondents who ticked a specific purpose, and I assume they could tick more than one (this is not clear from the paper).
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 27, 2018
" The way litigation financing operates at that level is to provide cash-strapped personal injury plaintiffs with an advance in exchange for a percentage of their settlements or verdicts. Victim advocates contend plaintiffs are being exploited since the percentage of the verdict or settlement they agree to sign over for the use of the funds amounts to usury. Ever since it was outed that venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel helped finance "Hogan v.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 8, 2019
What percentage of residents commute by bike? Climate change. The high cost of maintaining a car. NerdWallet puts that at $706 a month. Wellness. Yes, there is an alterative to Peloton. Technologies such as the e-bike.
PowerPoint Tips
MARCH 9, 2010
That was a higher percentage than any other skill, knowledge, or ability. In a survey of over 300 businesses, 89% of employers stated that they want colleges to place more emphasis on oral and written communication. This comes from the Association of American Colleges & Universities ‘ LEAP initiative. You can find the PDF of the results here. Why are oral and written communication so important?
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 13, 2020
The cost to the student for higher education could be significantly downsized and forgiveness of some percentage of student loans instituted (w/o a tax penalty).
Speaker Launcher
APRIL 20, 2011
Our industry pie will always contain a large percentage of people who are making a living vs. a small percentage of people who are getting wealthy. Every year American Idol shows us the differences between singers who are good, and singers who can really go the distance. Greatness.
Speaking about Presenting
AUGUST 17, 2010
Keep in mind there will always be a small percentage of the population that does not want to play with you. Last week I wrote about the challenge of the third era of presenting: the era of the audience.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
When I was growing up in the 1950s, the percentage was 100. Right now, 36.4% of women 18 through 34 still live at home. That's straight from Pew Research, reports Bloomberg. And it's Deja Vu for us Baby Boomers.
TJ Walker Interactive
JULY 28, 2013
King and I both have a zero percentage shot of gaining the GOP nomination. In case you missed the big block buster news of the last week, Rep. Peter King is thinking of running for the GOP nomination for President. And that got me keeping, if King runs, then so should I (and so should you).
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 20, 2019
At the top of the list is that in most locations there is no cap on the percentage of increase in the rent from year to year. The American Dream is dead. More and more personal finance experts are pushing the advantages of renting.
PowerPoint Tips
APRIL 9, 2010
As a result, he’s offering me a percentage of each sale. Oliver Adria, who blogs about presenting at ReThink Presentations , has just come out with an e-book called PresentationEssentials: 39 Ideas on Content, Design and Delivery. (I I like his categories — I use the same ones to describe the components of a presentation.). Oliver has a great sense of design; the book is beautifully designed.
Professionally Speaking...
APRIL 29, 2009
Pie charts are typically used when showing proportions, for example the percentages of stock, bonds and cash in a financial portfolio or the sources of energy use. It's no secret that I think visuals should dominate words in a presentation where any type of slideware is used.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
The lawyer does the research and finds out that X percentage of those in a car accident do have a liability claim against such entities as the manufacturer or government entity. It's well-known that interactive content can be very effective.
The Communication Blog
APRIL 23, 2013
32-33), on the percentage of people in various countries who would be willing to give up an important lifestyle habit to keep the Internet: · 89% of those in Indonesia and 65% of those in the United Kingdom would give up alcohol instead of the Internet. · One way to introduce computer-mediated communication and its role in our everyday lives would be to identify important lifestyle habits that we’d be willing to give up as long as we could keep our Internet connection.
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