I traveled to sunny Palm Springs for the weekend and enjoyed over a dozen speakers at the Summer Symposium from the National Speakers Association. This was a truly amazing event with highly polished presenters sharing to a crowd of business professionals who make a living in the speaking business. There wasn't a sour note in the bunch and I came away with the inspiration to …
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Amazing Stories
This is the first week of Rosa Say's September Learning Forum on her Talking Story Blog. The posts so far have been very thought provoking and opened my eyes to a variety of teaching experiences. We have had stories about the Boomer Sisters, Brother George, and Thomas Edison.The subjects have ranged from Maintaining Your Ignorance to exercising your Passion for Learning. Rosa …
Video Podcast Test
I had the pleasure of testing a new Apple iMac from our Apple rep over the weekend. It has a 20 inch screen and is powered by the new dual-core Intel microprocessor. The machine is very impressive and has amazing graphics. The iWorks software package is reasonably easy to use and I found myself creating content in just a few minutes.One of the things I put together while …
September Learning Forum
Do you love to learn new things? Are you interested in what different authors have to say about learning? Starting this week, Rosa Say of Talking Story, is hosting a learning forum with 27 great authors who all have a contagious love of learning and who will share from their hearts how being "teachable" has changed their lives. Introducing Joyful, Jubilant …
Amazing Multitasking Trick
I read a fascinating blog post today by Kathy Sierra of Creating Passionate Users on multitasking. The main point being that multitasking is a misnomer. It doesn't make you more efficient... it actually slows you down. I agree with Kathy on the basic principle. I find myself having to deal with multiple tasks all the time. Kathy explains.. Our brains can't do even two …