Friday, 01/14/2010

Public Speaking

Introduction tip
When someone is going to introduce you, help them and yourself by giving them a short paragraph of what to say. Print it in a large font with spaces between each line, on heavy-grade paper. But remember to ask them not to start by saying, “Our speaker has asked me to read this”…!

Q&A tip
Q&A sessions tend to end with a lame, “Well, if no one has any more questions…”. It is a better idea to encourage people to ask questions during the session, and/or to come see you after the session.

Good Business Practices

Free Press Release Distribution Service
http://www.prlog.org/ is great to send out press releases and articles and it doesn’t cost anything. Submissions quickly show up on Google.

Online Courses
Take and build online courses on any subject: http://www.udemy.com/

Of Interest In The News This Week

Technology Corner

Video Making Tip
You can learn the basics of how to make good promotional videos for free at http://vimeo.com/videoschool

Track Flight Status
Here is a useful website to help you track flight status: http://www.flightstats.com/

Sources: Google Alerts + http://www.speakernetnews.com/