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Generation Y: they don’t live for work … they work to live

02/12/2011

Settling down on the shiny black sofa in the front room of their student house in Jesmond, Newcastle, Ailsa McNeil and her flatmates discuss what they would do once they had left university. ‘The idea of moving into the financial world of London and working long hours inside a massive company does not appeal to […]

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Stop swearing on the platform! by @Jeremy_Nicholas

14/10/2011

The ethical issue of swearing on the platform At some point in the last couple of years it has apparently become OK to swear onstage at business events. What the flip is going on? As a professional speaker I’ve spent the last twenty years being given the usual pre-match pep talk by event organisers on […]

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Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address – YouTube video – A very important speech for people both young and old.

06/10/2011

via youtube.com

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Video: ?Want to see real passion in a speech… Martin Luther King Jr.’s last speech… he was assassinated the next day.?..

06/07/2011

via youtube.com Watch as he collapses into the chair at the end. Amazing man who gave his life for others.

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Can You Spot The Fake Smile?

10/06/2011

Smiles are so important…but can you spot the fake one? I got 17 out of 20. what was your score? Spot The Fake Smile This experiment is designed to test whether you can spot the difference between a fake smile and a real one It has 20 questions and should take you 10 minutes It […]

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Worst PPT Slide Contest Winners | InFocus

30/05/2011

Our “What Not to Present” contest was epic! Many thanks to all of you kind folks that submitted entries and spread the word about it. Many amazingly horrendous slides were sent in from all around the world. We laughed. We cried. We cringed. Stay tuned for future blog posts where presentation experts Garr Reynolds and […]

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Engage Through Storytelling – @nancyduarte Video Essential for presenters

10/02/2011

via youtube.com Beautifully put Nancy

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Video: How to write a good speech / talk / presentation from scratch

29/07/2010

via youtube.com

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Tread softly says Sir Ken Robinson tread softly…

26/05/2010

Another outstanding and seemingly effortless talk from Ken Robinson via Ted.com This seems all the more relevant in this time of new education policies and strategies… Tread softly… Tread softly…

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YouTube – Boring Powerpoint

10/11/2009

YouTube – Boring Powerpoint.

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