Body Language Table Of Contents Introduction 1. Understanding Body Language Basics In the Beginning ... 2. How to Detect Openness Intentional Use of the Palms to Deceive The Law of Cause and Effect Palm Power Our Audience Experiment An Analysis of Handshake Styles Who Should Reach First? 3. Smiling Is a Submission Signal Why Smiling Is Contagious How a Smile Tricks the Brain Practicing the Fake Smile Smugglers Smile Less Five Common Types of Smiles Why Laughter Is the Best Medicine Why You Should Take Laughter Seriously Why We Laugh and Talk, But Chimps Don't How Humor Heals Laughing Till You Cry How Jokes Work The Laughter Room Smiles and Laughter Are a Way of Bonding Humor Sells The Permanent Down-Mouth Smiling Advice For Women Laughter In Love Summary 4. 5. 6. How the Hands Talk On the One Hand... 7. 8. 9. Personal Space Zone Distances Practical Applications of Zone Distances Who Is Moving In on Whom? 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. How Well Can You Read Between the Lines?
5 Telephone Conversations Talking on the phone is sometimes difficult because you can talk face-to-face with the other person, but you can speak better on the phone as you study common telephone expressions. Listen by pressing the "Play Audio" button. Then, select the correct answer for each sentence or question, which may be missing one or more words. [ Other Audio Options: Play RealMedia | Play Window Media ] Listen to the sentences again as you read the Quiz Script. Practice your telephone skills by calling a friend and/or leaving a message at your school for one of your teachers. Now, write your opinions on a similar topic at Randall's ESL Blog HERE. Randall's Sites: Daily ESL | ESL Blog | EZSlang | Train Your Accent | Tips For Students | Hiking In Utah
How to Memorize Verbatim Text If you are visiting from StumbleUpon and like this article and tool, please consider giving it a thumbs up. Thanks! Memorizing does not have to be as hard as most people make it. The problem is that most people only know how to memorize by reading the same thing over and over again. In this article we are going to focus on a technique that will let you easily: Memorize a speechMemorize the BibleMemorize linesMemorize Scripture At the end of this article is a Javascript tool that makes it easy to implement this method. Synapses and Neurons and How to Memorize In the simplified model of the brain in this discussion, we’ll be looking at neurons and synapses. When you remember something neurons fire signals down particular synapse pathways to other neurons which in turn fire signals to other neurons. Strong Pathways Synapses appear to exhibit plasticity. For example, consider remembering your home telephone number. Now consider a number that you will have trouble remembering.
2 Hotel Reservations: Hawaiian Honeymoon or Business Travel Finding a cheap hotel is important to budget travelers, whether for an Hawaiian honeymoon, adventure travel in the mountains, or for business in Europe. How do you find a budget hotel: though an online hotel reservations Web site, in a guidebook, or in the phone book? What questions would you ask if you called to make a hotel reservation? Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play Audio" button and answer the questions. Press the "Final Score" button to check your quiz. [ Other Audio Options: Play RealMedia | Play Window Media ] Listen to the conversation again as you read the Quiz Script. Talk about a hotel where you stayed at least one night. Choose a city that you want to visit and use the Internet to find three cheap, affordable accommodations (hotels, youth hostels, etc.) that interest you in that area. Want to Tell People About This Listening Activity? Now, write your opinions on a similar topic at Randall's ESL Blog HERE.
Online Money Stories 1 Business Communications [ Quiz Script | Text Completion ] The following words are found in the conversation. What do you think is the main topic of the conversation? office supplies, fax, brochure, service, computers, answering machines Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play" button and answer the questions. [ Other Audio Option: Play Window Media ] Listen to the conversation again as you read the Quiz Script. Complete the Text Completion quiz. Imagine that you are opening your own clothing store or some other business. Randall's Sites: Daily ESL | ESL Blog | EZSlang | Train Your Accent | Tips For Students | Hiking In Utah
How do you create a product people want to buy? « Unicornfree with Amy Hoy: Creating And Selling Your Own Products Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Have you ever found yourself mired in this process? Come up with idea!Build idea! Over the years, I’ve watched countless friends & acquaintances get stuck in this process. If you do make it to Step 6, though, you come face to face with the high probability of Hidden Step 7: Give Up, wherein you struggle to find a repeatable source of sales… and can’t. Lots of strategies have come out to “fix” this process. Get you past Step 3: Ship The Damn Thing more often, faster (“Lean”)Hopefully carry you from Step 6: Flail to actual sales, instead of the nearly inevitable Step 7: Give Up (“Customer Development”) Oofta. The real trick is to bypass this process entirely Because the original “process” (such as it is, formed of unconscious wishes and unicorn spit) is not valid. In 30×500, Alex and I teach our students a better way. And these will form the backbone of your success. Who am I serving? These are big questions, true. 1. You can’t ask “What do they want?” 2.
Lateral Thinking Puzzles - Preconceptions Lateral thinking puzzles that challenge your preconceptions. 1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus: 1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. 2. Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose? Hint: You can make everyone happy. Solution: The old lady of course! 2. Hint: The police only know two things, that the criminal's name is John and that he is in a particular house. Solution: The fireman is the only man in the room. 3. Hint: He is very proud, so refuses to ever ask for help. Solution: The man is a dwarf. 4. Hint: It does not matter what the baby lands on, and it has nothing to do with luck. Solution: The baby fell out of a ground floor window. 5. Hint: His mother was an odd woman. Solution: When Bad Boy Bubby opened the cellar door he saw the living room and, through its windows, the garden. 6. 7.
Six Funny Life Lessons Six Funny Life Lessons This was posted back in April, 2007. Shortly after, people liked it so much it got to the Digg front page. Lesson 1: Naked Wife A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves. “Who was that?” Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure. Lesson 2 A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say. Lesson 3 A priest offered a lift to a Nun. Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity. Lesson 4 A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it. Lesson 5: Power of Charisma Lesson 6 A little bird was flying south for the winter.
Free Personality Test - Eerily Accurate - Learnmyself Best Career Advice: Learn How to Sell No matter what career you're planning, there's no smarter move than learning how to sell. That's especially true for entrepreneurs. You may have the greatest idea in the business world, but if you can't sell that idea, you won't and can't attract investors, customers, or talented employees. It's true for everyone else, too. Here's the truth: a mediocre performer who knows how to sell will ALWAYS beat an exceptional performer who doesn't. There's a reason for this. With this in mind, here are some posts that are the most useful to anyone who wants to learn to sell, and therefore achieve a more successful career: