Archive for September, 2011

Home Based Business Ideas That Work

Every good home based business starts from a single idea, no matter how large it becomes in the end. You may use that idea and run with it all your life without making many changes at all, or alternatively you might end up changing it and adapting it along the way, fine tuning it until […]

When Home Business Owners Get Ill

However fit and healthy we home business owners are, there might come a times when we fall ill. Whether it is the common cold or something more serious, when we happen to work for ourselves there are advantages and disadvantages of being your own boss. For a start it is good that we no longer […]

Ontario Home Energy Audit Program

As part of the Ontario government plan to build a cleaner, greener future , the Province is investing millions of dollars over four years to help homeowners save money by installing energy saving features. A welcome by product of this program is that these measures help fight climate change. As a result, everyone benefits: the […]

Presentation Skills Lessons From Teaching College History

Presentation Skills Lessons From Teaching College History One of my first jobs after graduate school was as an instructor at a community college. My course load included teaching American History 102 (1865-present) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:00-8:50 A.M. It was a required course for most of the 35 students and history was not their […]

Public Speaking is Like Exercising

Exercising and public speaking have a lot in common. Both become easier over time when you practice them regularly using the correct techniques. Everyone is capable of exercising and public speaking, although initially they may be a cause of pain for some people. The results of exercising and public speaking are worthwhile, but they’ll have […]

Public Speaking – Using the Mic Effectively

Many people who speak in front of groups could be more effective communicators if they used a microphone. If the audience has to struggle to hear you, it will be difficult for you to communicate your message effectively. Many things can make it difficult for the audience to hear you, such as a noisy air […]

Public Speaking – 5 Tips For Using Your Voice Effectively

In public speaking, using your voice effectively can help you communicate your message clearly to your audience. Voice is an important component of your non-verbal communications, or body language, and can express a wide range of meaning and emotion. The following five tips will help you use your voice more effectively: 1.Increase Your Volume Your […]

Harness For Horses, An Ancient Art Since 4000 B.c.

Since ancient times turnouts have been a necessity and they refer to two different periods: the first period ranges between 4000 B.C. (when the wheel was invented) and the Roman time; while the second defined “modern” begins in the IX century B.C. In the course of time harnesses have greatly improve as, at first, they […]

The Ryder Cup Comes to Wales

It’s been a long time coming, but this is it. The Ryder Cup comes to Wales this year and, says golf writer, broadcaster and proud Welshman Iestyn George, that’s a ringing endorsement of Welsh golf. It’s so close now you can nearly hear the roar of the galleries. 2010 will be the first time The […]

Tips on Saving Your Photos on Canvas on Prints

Photo on canvas is your way to freeze time. Because it is impossible to bring back the time, if you can at least keep a remembrance of the occasion, you will definitely do it. Fourth of July is a national holiday in the United States loved by many people. It is a rare time to […]