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By Tara Dawson Being able to speak in public is a great skill to have. The more you know about speaking in front of an audience, the more at ease you will become. Keep reading and learn how you can become a better speaker. When you practice your speech, be sure to time it. This gives you the opportunity to make edits so you can fit within your allotted speaking time. If it is not long enough, add a bit of meat to it. Don't rush when giving speeches. Being a good public speaker requires lots of preparation. Understand exactly what you are planning to say. Make sure you can back up your point of view with facts. Take notes on the topic. Practice the speech so that you could say it in your sleep. Being prepared will make you confident when you step up to the podium. While delivering your speech, look at your audience. Do not permit other things that may be occurring in the room to distract you. Your audience should have your complete and focused attention. Once you...

By Luisa Sharpe A small batch is a gathering of individuals who come together to learn more and share ideas. They use different types of small group resources to form discussions and energize their lives. The individuals have different ideas, and it is important to ensure that all members in the collection get to appreciate each other. Concerned individuals keep track by identifying what is to be done and what to avoid during the involvement. Formulation of objectives is done, and the people analyze each to identify which meets their interest. Implementation of each objective is made possible through the assignment of duties which are to be carried out. To enhance acquaintance, persons carry out activities together, and also perform in events that they are all interested in. By doing this, they get attached to each other, and are able to identify weaknesses and strengths of each person. Through such engagement, they develop in their skills and talents too. An event such ...

The History of the English language is a very interesting one. It has evolved via 3 major languages that were brought here during the various invasions from European tribes and is separated into 3 categories. The first being termed as Old English, which came to the Eastern Coast of Great Britain with the Anglo Saxon invasion. In fact the word English is derived from the word Angle. Then of course came the Vikings in the 9th and 10th centuries, by which time a significant number of English words were Latin in nature, due to the influence of the Christian Church and was used in European intellectual life. Add to this the Old Norse from the Vikings and it becomes even more interesting or stranger, however you like to see it. This period of the language evolved into what became known as Middle English, which was widely spoken in Medieval England. We evolved to the modern English that is spoken today via the Norman invasion during the 11th century, which gave rise to...

Owner of an Automotive Accident Repair Centre by trade, upon his retirement, Ian turned to the written word and discovered a whole new world. Through this discovery, he found Joe Steel. A man not unlike Ian, with dreams and hopes and aspirations, who comes from nothing and turns into something. The Steel series, of which Just Joe book one "From Humble Beginnings" is more than just a coming of age story. It deals with a love triangle corporate backbiting, the difficulties in trying to retain a chunk of the huge global market as well as the interference from locals. From the mafia to insurance fraud, Joe sees it all in his attempt to reach and then to stay at the top of his game. All his life, Joe Steel has dreamed of more. Having dragged himself out of the council estates in England's capital, money isn't his only goal, because he has enough of that already. He wants power, he wants position and he wants Juliet. As the daughter of the managin...

The art of essay writing has declined greatly since Ralph Waldo Emerson but this literary practice experienced resurgence in 2013 with the publication of "The Best of Chuck Klein" published by Science Humanities Press. This collection of essays, opinion pieces and other literary jewels is an eclectic collection of the author's best writing of the half-million plus words he has written about car stories, life experiences, police science, political thought, unique theories, personal creeds and belief systems. Klein's writings are based on his personal life experiences as a gardener, semi-truck driver, traveling salesman, purchasing agent, manufacturing plant manager, police officer, volunteer firefighter, licensed private investigator, columnist, editor, free-lance writer, photographer, farm manager, and police firearms instructor. Klein, author of 10 books, is a lifetime writer who is best known for Circa 1957 that became a hot cult book favorite a...

As we work on our goal of making new disciples, we should also help them develop the leadership skills that they will need to become effective disciples. I have just finished reading The Conviction To Lead , by Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In the book he gives twenty-five principles for a leadership that matters. Leadership starts with a purpose, not a plan. Disciples have a purpose, which is to make more disciples. Keeping this in mind, a plan can then be worked out. Leading involves believing, and as disciples we should be driven by beliefs that lead to action. Our convictions should drive us and determine everything else that we do. Without conviction, nothing really matters, and nothing of significance is passed on. A disciple should develop the capacity to think in convictional terms and to lead others to do the same. Financial intelligence will wreck itself without both moral intelligence and the guidance of et...

"Two for the Dough" is the second in Janet Evanovich's series about Stephanie Plum, the bounty hunter. Stephanie was financially desperate after she lost her job as a lingerie buyer for a department store. She didn't know what to do or how to earn money. Then she stumbled onto an opportunity to earn commission chasing individuals who didn't want to be found. Without any experience or training she began working for her cousin Vinnie who ran a bail bond office. In "Two for the Dough" Stephanie is still not very skilled or competent in her job. She doesn't have the expertise that might be needed and expected from someone who is capturing individuals who have jumped their bail. The work can be very dangerous and she is afraid but continues to accept files because she is motivated by poverty. Stephanie is given a file for Kenny Mancuso who has shot his best friend. Kenny is a working class man from New Jersey who is suddenly qui...

"Three to Get Deadly" is the third book in Janet Evanovich's series about Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter. This story focusses on the mystery associated with the disappearance of the man everyone in the community loved and called "Uncle Mo". He owned the candy store where children and adults alike had good memories. He was stopped by a rookie cop when he was doing ten miles above the speed limit. Mo had been carrying a concealed weapon and was arrested because of this. Stephanie's cousin Vinnie had posted bail on behalf of Uncle Mo but, when Uncle Mo didn't appear when he was required, Stephanie was assigned to the case. Her role, as bounty hunter, is to capture the missing person and turn him into the police station. As payment for her work, she receives ten percent of the amount of bail that was posted. In this book, Stephanie face a great deal of scorn and resistance from the community as they all have grown to love Uncle Mo ...

"Troubled from without and within, the psalmist, has stopped for a moment in the way. He knows he cannot turn back but knows how to continue. Therefore he prays that God will help him follow through his decision to stay on the right road." Good manners and right conduct matter. To succeed good habits are essential. What are your priorities? Mothers and teachers always point to us that if we failed in an academic subject, that does not mean we come short of intelligence, but if we failed in Good Manners and Right Conduct, there is something wrong. "The Winning Attitude" by John C. Maxwell tells about opportunities around us and how to make use of those opportunities. The author highlights the words "I can, I will, expect the best, I know, I will make time, positively, I am confident, I do believe, promote you, and God is able," among others. In this view, as group work and for evaluation, leadership consultancy offices have dev...