“Why am I doing this? What am I doing? What am I supposed to say? Oh good grief, what possessed me to say yes?” I suspect every new speaker faces these sentiments (or something like them) the first time they accept an invitation to speak in public. But the answers, in fact, are in the…
Every trainer or educator starts out with an idea of what they would like to impart, a rough outline of how they want to impart it, and a basic concept of what they want their trainees to do with the knowledge once it has been imparted. Of course, many trainers never get much beyond that…
For many people, when they are asked to make a speech or presentation (at work, at a life event, or in their community), they feel justifiably nervous. In fact, as Jerry Seinfeld famously riffed, some people suggest they would rather die than speak in public. Now, I don’t believe that it’s that bad – but…
Here at CairnsCommunications, we are proud to join with other advertising and marketing professionals in joining the ‘Say No To No’ campaign. We have no objections to working for religious organisations (and have done work for some in the past), but on THIS issue, a line has to be drawn. As a straight couple, no-one…
This is the first time I’ve ever reblogged a blogpost from someone else – but I urge you to read this … Source: An open letter to the Prime Minister of Australia
This week’s Saturday Arts post is an amazing treat for fans of Jazz and Swing – 650 tapes · 1,000 hours · 1,378 WAV files · 637 GB · 691 JPEG scans of cassette liner cards & literature. David W Niven was a high school teacher from New Jersey – who compiled 650 cassette tapes of…
You may remember about six weeks ago I looked at Young Adult fiction, and it’s appeal to adults. The general feeling was that the books appeal to a large number of adults because they are satisfying – presenting complex ideas in relatively simple ways, and reaching conclusions that are in the words of one an analyst…
