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Public Speaking:Simile Simile is a comparison of two things which, however different in other respects, have some strong point or points in common. The words 'like' and 'as' will normally be used when making the comparison.You might say, 'Getting this contract signed is as impossible as trying to smuggle daybreak past a rooster.' Contracts and roosters don't ha ...Mindfulness and Competition: Book Yourself Selectively While it is certainly powerful to leave your country in order to see it more clearly, there are many cultural aspects you can view with greater clarity without ever stepping outside your front door.For example, the day after Thanksgiving is Buy Nothing Day in the US, an intentional opportunity to refrain from the traditional day-af ...Public Speaking: Glossary P - T PA: Abbreviation for public address system.Panel: A group of presenters, normally seated, that hold a discussion on a particular subject. Audience members are invited to pose questions to individual presenters or to the group as a whole.Parody: A humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or song.Planned spontaneity ...Borat: Not A Laughing Matter! It was Thanksgiving Day evening when I saw Borat. After all the commotion surrounding this movie, I really wanted to see it, but for the same reason, I really didn’t want to see it. But I decided to go, and I’m glad that I did. Since then, lots of my congregants have asked me: So nu, Rabbi, what do you think? So nu, here’s what I think…B ...Humor for Women - A Special Mother's Day Gift Every year my family asks what I want for Mother’s Day and every year I face the same dilema. Should I tell them what I really want?I’ve never told them the things that what I really want because I know I’ll never get them. For example, what I really want for Mother’s Day is an elegant dinner out a restaurant where I have to get dressed ...The Complete Melodious Mo And A Way To Go If you’re a fan of Mozart – and what lover of classical music isn't? – here’s melodic news and a cheerful way to pay.A Dutch label called Brilliant Classics has just come out with a bargain edition of The Complete Works of Mozart. Since the composer is indubitably the Viennese confectioner of the world’s most delectable ear candy, you may ...Advantages and Disadvantages of Conference Calling As businesses evaluate the type of conference calling that is right for them they will need to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each. In this article we will evaluate and compare the three major types of conference calls including audio, web, and video conferencing.The biggest advantage, for many companies, in choosing audio or w ...Equal Rights: Up In Smoke? Whoever said being equal is a good thing? In the late 60's, 1968 to be exact, women were crying, "EQUAL RIGHTS", wanting to be treated equally to men. Why? As a woman, I prefer being special rather than equal. Now, men expect women to hold the door open for them. Dates presume women will send them flowers.The only time I get a bo ...Gimme A Head With Hair My old pal, Steve, called today, sounding all down in the dumps. "My hair's falling out," Steve said sadly. "So I called my doctor to see if he could give me something to keep it in.""What did he recommend?" I asked. To which Steve replied, "He said to just use a box."Poor Steve, like so many other follicly-challenged men his age, ...Expert of Experts: Things HE Didn't Tell Neale About Being God DK: I had one of those serendipity-doo-dah sort of things happen today. I don’t really need a lead-in here, do I? I mean, you’re already on top of it. Probably sent me the experience yourself. Believe me, if I had to devise and create all these experiences for every one of you guys, I wouldn’t have time to chat! Besides, I’m prett ...Spiritual Side of Humor The use of the two primary tools of witnessing and sharing, discussed in a previous article, is closely tied to one of our most precious commodities: a sense of humor. What is the quality we call a sense of humor and why is it so highly valued? Understanding the answer to that question will raise the level of desirability on those two fundamenta ...Humor - The Funniest People Of All Time As a race, we've been laughing at one thing or another for a very long time. The number of comic acts that have come and gone over the ages is staggering. Some were good, some were not so, but some were beyond description. These were the best of the best. These were the ones who made us laugh harder than anyone else. In honor of these great ...Use Humor to Backwards Calibrate A very useful mindset for me is: push and then correct for any "mistakes".This is a very useful mindset because women, in general, are passive. When they are NOT interested they do nothing. And when they ARE interested they often do nothing as well. Obviously you can't read her mind, and sometimes the signs are not that clear that she ...Toyoto Introduces The Toy: The First Pedal Car For Adults In an effort to rescue drivers from the high cost of gasoline, Toyota has announced the introduction of the Toy, the first car for grownups that is operated like a child’s pedal car.Its main benefit is, of course, that it requires no gas. There is, however, a limit as to how far the vehicle can travel on one adult’s leg power.The r ...Snooze Wars: The Battle Between The Sheets A few months ago, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek piece titled, “Nap For Success.”As I was scanning the ratings of my articles I noticed at least one reader hated it, awarding it a single star.For a moment I thought about that person, and the millions of people he represents. I can imagine how he feels.“I stay awake all day, and h ...Buddhism—It’s about the Socks Buddhist socks aren’t anything special. They don’t have a Compassionate Buddha pattern woven into the fabric or a Laughing Buddha printed on the front like a chubby Spider Man. No. Buddhist socks are regular socks with a Buddhist inside them. I found out I was wearing Buddhist socks this morning. Here’s how it happened.Something sharp was ...Humor - Unintentional Humor It's one thing to laugh at something that's meant to be funny. After all, that's what joke writers, cartoonists, sitcom writers and the like want us to do. If we don't laugh at their material then they haven't done their job and most likely won't keep it for very long. The list of sitcoms that have lasted just a few episodes is a mile long. ...Ten Ways to Get Unstuck from 3-D Doldrums Are you in your third decade and disillusioned, disappointed and disheartened at your career? Are you still in your “college” job that was supposed to be temporary? Do you use a credit card like a drug to make yourself feel better and then discover you cannot quit your dead-end job because you are in debt? After arriving into your twenties some ...Are Personal Computers Becoming Too Personal? (Humor) Has the PC replaced the dog as man's best friend?The rapid development of successive generations of high-speed computer chips has brought with it a bounty of personal amenities and business aids ranging from efficient interactive multimedia games to instantaneous online banking and trading to speedy access of CD data. But this high-tech b ...Public Speaking: Funny Question and Answer Sessions Question-and-answer sessions are great opportunities to show off your sense of humor and get audience participation during a public speaking engagement. Let's see how we can have some fun with them.A good way to open up a Q & A session is to say, 'The last time I opened up for a Q & A session, the first question I got was 'What time is it ...Humor for Women - PMS Once a month, the people around me get really stupid and obnoxious. Some people might think that’s PMS. I just think that I tend to be more observant than normal a few days out of the month. (I’m certainly more aware of how really annoying my husband can be.)A few of my friends think of PMS as something negative. On the contrary, I s ...Who Needs Cable Television This November, my wife and I broke a taboo so morally reprehensible, they've never even discussed it on the "Jerry Springer Show". We cancelled our cable TV.Believe it or not, it was really an easy decision that didn't require the usual anguish and hand wringing associated with other major family decisions such as whether or not a trip to ...Educating Educators on Education On my list of favorite things to write about, education ranks about 367th, just above proctology exams. However, a recent article in my local newspaper prompted me to speak out.Like many states, Indiana is a big believer in standardized testing to determine educational progress. ISTEP, an acronym for Indiana Statewide Testing for Educat ...Line of Air-Related Products For a limited time only, you may read this ad. This ad is guaranteed to contain everything you ever wanted in an ad; it comes complete with vowels, consonants, and punctuation. If you're not completely satisfied reading this ad, return your eyes for a full refund -- or if you prefer, send us the routing and account number of your grandmother's c ...Developing Original Humor for Your Talk Most humor in the business setting is unplanned. It just happens. Spontaneous events with clients and co-workers create the surprises and uncomfortable situations which call for humor as a coping tool.We all have differing abilities to recognize, appreciate and create humor. How's your HQ (humor quotient)? Do you work with people who are ...Liberals Can Dish it Out But the Cannot Take It If you are a non-liberal then you know that liberals cannot take a joke and they will not take criticism. In fact they dish it out all day long and say things like; President Bush is ignorant and a moron. They say things like; Bible Thumpers Are Too Busy Hallucinating to Understand What Is Going On.In fact, if he were to criticize the b ...Public Speaking: Humor Placement You are probably wondering how you decide where to put the humor you have so carefully selected to use in your presentation. You weren't wondering? Well, I'm going to tell you anyway.First of all, starting with a funny story or joke is expected and trite. You may want to postpone your story until the audience is resolved that you will be ...Humor Makes It Happen I’m often asked, “How important is humor in a Safe Money Seminar? Can’t I just deliver the content without trying to get laughs?” Yes you can. But in the words of Dr. Charles Jarvis, one of the great humorists of all time, “You only have to use humor if you want to get paid.” As it applies to selling annuities, you only have to use humor if you ...Public Speaking: How to Close a Speech One of the worst mistakes you can make as a public speaker is talking too long. Not only will you send some folks to never, never land, you will make some of them downright mad. It doesn't matter if your entire speech was brilliant and the audience came away with information that will change their lives. If you talk too long, they will leave say ...Lighten Up! Enjoy The Humorous Side of Life Have you ever stopped to think "How many things can I notice today that are truly funny?" It probably goes without saying but humor is in the eye of the beholder. Not everything is funny to all people. But... Why are so many people (you and I included) so serious about so many things? ... all the time? Lighten up!My wife tells me regu ...
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