The book slide:ology demonstrates how to create visual presentations that not only inform but inspire your audience.

Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on slick marketing campaigns, many presentations are still ineffective and dull.
In the book and in her short video below, author and designer Nancy Duarte walks us through the steps toward creating [...]

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Do you find it hard to reach your goals?

Are you consistently giving up on your goals and then feeling a failure for doing so?
Well, it’s time to buck the trend and finally reach your goals.
I’ve just read a great description by psychology expert  Steven Aitchison of what goes on inside our minds when we are [...]

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In his best-seller “the Four Hour Work Week”, Tim Ferriss shares some of the secrets of working less and enjoying life more.
In the short video below, from the excellent BNET book summaries, he shares some of the key secrets of freeing up your time.
These include:
1. Process of Elimination
This is based on Pareto’s 80/20 principle. To [...]

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Four keys to overcoming writer’s block

Whether you’re a professional writer or just facing the challenge of creating an important email, you’ve probably faced the blank screen or blank paper blues at some stage.
Here top copywriter Carline Anglade-Cole shares some great tips on how to get your enthusiasm up for writing.

Though the tips are aimed especially at copywriters, most of the [...]

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Being Understood: How to Communicate the Message You Want Every Time

If you want to get your message across to anybody – whether in writing or in person – there are two things you must bear in mind.

The first is that you are totally responsible for how the other person understands what you say.
Secondly you should concentrate on what people DO in response to your message [...]

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