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Speaking in public can become very hard and, as George Jessel said:
“The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public”.
Susan Weinschenk provides some simple advices to make the perfect speech:
1-A speech should not last more than 20 minutes.
2- Use multiple sensory channels like videos to keep the attention of the audience high for the whole time.
3-Use your body and your expressions to support your words.
4-Involve your audience in the action.
5- Share all your emotion throw the words by passion and emphasis.
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A recent TED Talk has been delivered by Daphne Koller who is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free — not just as a service, but as a way to research how people learn.
Tania Singer, expert in social neuroscience at Max Planck Institut, studied brain reactions to empathy and compassion.
People with a lot of empathy want to change that to compassion so they don’t get overwhelmed when confronted with suffering.
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http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-07/12/tania-singer-compassion-burnout
The subject of the Diplocalendar 2012 for the month of August is Delegation.
“Do you really need to do everything yourself? This question must be asked time and time again to allow the best use of what you have to offer and to reduce stress. When you fail to ask this question, the result is always multitasking. “Anyone can delegate stuff they don’t like doing. What’s hard is delegating things you like doing” Robert Laing “
More inspiring subjects on Diplocalendar 2012 that explores in both a serious and lighthearted way, some elements of interpersonal relationships and management that can help in daily activities.
Effective delegation is an essential managerial skill and probably one of the most difficult to implement effectively.
The site Mindtools has elaborated a test to measure “How Well Do You Delegate?” and discover Ways to Achieve More. Take this short quiz to explore how well you currently delegate. Your answers will show you if you need to improve. If you do, we’ll direct you to some great resources that will help you.
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The website “E-Diplomacy Hub”, developed by the agency AFP, provides the full map of twitter interactions between the most influential diplomatic actors, think tanks and NGOs. The homepage features charts and graphics of the most followed heads of government and of State Embassies and Foreign Ministries on Twitter. Moreover, you can easily check the most debated hashtags on twitter dealing with International Affairs.
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Bookboon provides a collection of valuable free ebooks for Professionals. “Emotional intelligence” is one of these books and deals with its features and with all the ways to learn handling our emotions.
The book can be freely downloaded from the Web at:
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