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Public Speaking
July 28th, 2009 | 
Author: Picture this. You are invited to speak in front of a large audience. As you walk to the stage, you feel an overwhelming sense of confidence and mastery over the subject you’ll be discussing.
The people look at you as if they are very eager and interested to hear what you are about to say. As you start speaking, you notice that all the listeners are leaning forward. They are all smiling and nodding their heads, as if signaling their approval in your ideas.
You feel more and more enthusiastic as your speech goes on. As the speech comes to an end, you are cheered with a standing ovation from the audience. You hear some of them saying, “Great job!” You can tell from the many faces that they want to hear more. It’s an enjoyable experience for both the audience and you.
Now you can become the best public speaker you could ever be.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introducing Public Speaking
Chapter 2: Public Speaking and You
Chapter 3: Getting Started: Your First Speech
Chapter 4: Developing Speaker Confidence
Chapter 5: Overcoming Your Fear
Chapter 6: Selecting Your Topic
Chapter 7: Analyzing Your Audience
Chapter 8: Organizing Your Speech
Chapter 9: Outlining Your Speech
Chapter 10: Preparing Your Visual Aids Effectively
Chapter 11: Delivering Your Message Effectively
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Time Management
Do you want to get rid of your dreadful “time-wasting” habits and start doing things in an organized, efficient manner?
Did you know that rich people value their time much more than they value their money?
That’s right!
Success comes to those people who can manage their time according to their priorities. It is due to the fact that they can finish doing important tasks at a certain period of time without rushing things and without becoming reckless.
Thus, coming up with remarkable results is no surprise to them. So, are you willing to change your life?
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Time Management and Your Life
Chapter 2: What’s the Most Important?
Chapter 4: Time Management in the Workplace
Chapter 5: The Art of Delegation
Chapter 6: Goals and Time Management
Chapter 7: Planning and Time Management
Chapter 8: Organizing and Time Management
Chapter 9: The Benefits of Ergonomics
Speed Reading
Did you know that some people can read more than a thousand words per minute as compared to an average college student who can only read between 250 and 350 wpm?
That’s true!
Anyone can double their speed in reading without the fear of not being able to understand the materials being read.
Most people find reading rapidly difficult and risky. They are afraid that as they increase the speed of reading, they might not be able to grasp the idea of what they are reading.
That’s why they have to settle with slow reading speed that makes them finish a novel over a month, or worse, not being able to find what they are looking for in an academic textbook for an assignment in school before the due date.
What they do not know is that, according to studies, the relationship between reading speed and comprehension is directly proportional to each other. That is, an increase in rate entails an increase in comprehension.
Table of Contents
Pre-Requisites of Speed Reading
Chapter 1: Before Speed Reading
Chapter 3: Radically Increasing Your Reading Speed
Chapter 4: Suggestions for Increasing Speed and Effectiveness
Chapter 5: Human Mind and Vocalization
Chapter 6: Getting the Main Idea
Double Your Reading Speed
Smart Parenting
There is not a perfect parent in the world, but you can surely be the best parent your children can ever have. How will you do that?
Becoming an effective parent is a big task. Parents are expected to be fair, just, and always right. They are supposed to be caring and loving at all times. Moreover, it is always assumed that any parent would put their kids’ welfare over their own, whatever the cost.
While it is true that new parents would suddenly develop a fatherly or motherly instinct right after the birth of their first child, it is not always right to let everything rely purely on instincts alone. There is such a thing as smart parenting, and it is supposed to be understood and internalized.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Children in the 21st Century
Chapter 2: Effective Parenting
Chapter 3: Pushing for Gold: The Parent Trap
Chapter 4: Value Formation and Behavior
Chapter 5: The Importance of Play
Chapter 6: Promoting Gender Sensitivity
The Magic of Hugging
The Challenge of Parenting