Ling- English
So here we are in the era of Word's red-underline "wrong spelling, dumb ass" feature and Outlook's Always Check Spelling Before Sending option, and still the mistakes proliferate. Catching typos is easy (although not everyone does it). It's the other stuff
presentation
[E]xamine your work from previous talks [and] remember this rule of thumb: if your presentation visuals taken in the aggregate (...) can be perfectly and completely understood without your narration, then it begs the question: why are you there? (Presentation Zen)
Monsieur Ibrahim
... becau se you never know what you might find in the pages of a Holy Book. Two cultures, two generations, one story. Omar Sharif returns after a five-year absence. Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins and 4 nominations.
Business Environment
While total reported income in the United States increased almost 9 percent in 2005, the most recent year for which such data is available, average incomes for those in the bottom 90 percent dipped slightly compared with the year before, dropping $172, or 0.6 percent. The gains went largely
Community
Lois is a type -- a particularly rare and extraordinary type, but a type nonetheless. She's the type of person who seems to know everybody, and this type can be found in every walk of life. Someone I met at a wedding (actually, the wedding of the daughter of
Teaching and Learning
I liked most of the meetings, except when Thrasymachus came. He was completely arrogant, and I really resented his male rage and his point of view. I guess I kind of liked him, though, because he stood up to Prof. Socrates, but I think he is against peace and justice
Community
Mohandas K. Gandhi was convinced much of the violence in society and in our personal lives stems from the passive violence that we commit against each other. He described these acts of passive violence as the "Seven Blunders". Grandfather gave me the list in 1947 just before we
Ling- English
Daniel Craig has not stopped that franchise from letting him secure a slew of other roles to take on in between his adventures as 007. The actor currently has two pretty big films (The Invasion, The Golden Compass) coming out later this year, and is now in talks to star
presentation
Just in case there’s anyone who doubts your ineptitude, indolence, ignorance and supercilious nature, make sure you include the following elements in your next presentation: * Ass Narcissism - "I’m just going to turn my back on you now and read all my slides off the screen. Enjoy the
business model
The proliferation of Wi-Fi cafes brings with it a moral dilemma: If you're one of these people sitting around and working on your laptop in a cafe, how much coffee do you need to buy? Every cafe owner has wrestled with the flip side of that question:
Business Communication
How long can you go without your cellphone, Blackberry and email? The editor of Forbes found out the hard way. [youtube=www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmEErhy7AIc] See also: Shut down your computer for a day
business ethics
Many of the world’s national governments have been plagued by charges of corruption and pervasive malfeasance over the past few decades. As a result, a number of international organizations have been created to provide information on corruption and governance trends for the policy community and the general public. With