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Become a best-selling author

Mark Joyner is holding a live "Prep School" for would-be best-selling authors on the 26th. Seats are limited, so please lock in yours now: http://www.simpleology.com/p/teleseminar/bronwynr Note, the above class is intended for folks who will be joining him during the Simpleology Best-Seller Blueprint training calls, so please only register if you intend to do that as well. Finally, if you haven't read The Rise of the Author yet, stop everything and do so: http://www.simpleology.com/p/riseoftheauthor/bronwynr Experts from around the net are giving that advice and I can understand why after reading it. It's *mission critical*.

Dealing with People who are “Off-Track”

Remember the last time you were in a meeting and someone said something that seemed completely off-track? What happened next? If your group is like most, someone probably said something like, “Dan, that’s off-track” or “Let’s get back on track.”, or simply ignored Dan’s comment. As a result, Dan may have checked out for the rest of the meeting or continued to press his “off-track” point. The meeting may have dragged on with members getting more frustrated with Dan or you may have lost Dan’s critical input and support without realizing it. There is a way to avoid these negative outcomes – I’ll get to that later. Read more...

The language of inflation

Watch Victor Borge as he creates a new language!

Internet Shakespeare Edition, University of Victoria, Canada

Full Text and in some cases full images of pages, Also included, “Shakespeare in Performance is a searchable database of performance materials from over 1000 film and stage productions related to Shakespeare’s works.” Much more

Leadership Style

Every person is born with the power to influence those around them. However, just as each person has a unique background and personality, everyone has a different leadership style. This personality quiz will tell you what your leadership style is according to something called the Leadership Compass. What is your leadership style?

Gesture-Based Listening

: Reality of Mixed Metaphor? Active listening proponents usually focus upon asking open-ended questions that demonstrate to the speaker that we are seeing their point of view and comprehending what they are saying.

But, what about using gestures to indicate that you are following along with the speaker's message? Wouldn't physical movements serve as effective cues that we are listening, at least to the 75% or so of tactile, kinesthetic, proprioceptive (hands-on) learners that comprise our population? But, for most teachers, gestures are only adjuncts of unconscious communication. http://classroomtoolkit.net/serendipity/archives/68-Quick-Tips.html#extended

Use Visual aids in your next presentation

Professor Albert Mehrabian did a lot of research into how we take in information during a presentation. He concluded that 55% of the information we take in is visual and only 7% is text. There are some important conclusions that we can take in from this information Read on …