YouTube - How to Practice for a Speech : Practicing Speeches: Nonverbal Communication

YouTube - How to Practice for a Speech : Practicing Speeches: Nonverbal Communication


And here is the whole playlist... on "How to practice for a speech".... you can choose which seem the most interesting to you and recommend them in the comments! (hint, hint!)

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The same "red sweater lady" does another series of videos on "non-verbal communication"

here's her playlist of non-verbal communication tools

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And here's a third series of short videos about how to give a conversational presentation....

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hope the end of the year goes well for you!
james

The Business World in France

Here is the link toward the presentation we, Helene and I, have made.

Please, enjoy.

Prezi : The Business World in France

YouTube - Susan McConnell: The Importance of Giving a Good Talk English Subtitles

YouTube - Susan McConnell: The Importance of Giving a Good Talk English Subtitles:

Maybe too many hand gestures but nevertheless a good talk and well-structured, even without slides.

"Susan McConnell: The Importance of Giving a Good Talk English Subtitles"

Here is her long talk (42 minutes) about
Designing effective scientific presentations

Let me know what you think!

have a good week... have a good Whitsuntide weekend!

See you in a week for our last class.
james

Business outside the building by Harold Sirven on Prezi

This is the presentation by Antony and Harold

Business outside the building by Harold Sirven on Prezi

Pascal Baudry - Français et Américains - L'autre rive

Pascal Baudry - Francais et Américains - L'autre rive

this is also online and can be downloaded for free!

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Purdue OWL: Basic Business Letters

Purdue OWL: Basic Business Letters:

"Sample Letters"

In your thank you letter to Philippe Rochefort please use the proper "English letter" format that we looked at a few classes ago.... Here are some examples to remind you...

See you soon

james

Twitter's Suitors Talk in Billions - WSJ.com

Twitter's Suitors Talk in Billions - WSJ.com:

How much is Twitter's valuation? After looking at the the CEO and founder of Twitter, Evan Williams, talk about it on Ted ... this is the question we asked.... Is this a second tech bubble?

"Discussions with at least some potential suitors have produced an estimated valuation of $8 billion to $10 billion."

There's also a nice piece of video in the report.

We'll have a class in our class next week!

james

Jargon Watch: .WWF, Culturomics, Pocket Airports | Magazine

Jargon Watch: .WWF, Culturomics, Pocket Airports | Magazine

new words.... according to wired....

Today | LinkedIn

Today | LinkedIn: "LinkedIn Today • Apr 18 beta
The most shared news on LinkedIn Take the tour �

Here's a good source of news....

YouTube - Dogs Home TV Ad (every home needs a Harvey)

Every home needs a Harvey

A good example of a video resumé!

Of course you know... it's a dog's world!

what do you think? will Harvey get a new position in life?

all the best

james

(you can leave a comment if you click back to the blog.)

Dilbert Punch Line Mashups: Write your own Dilbert Punch Line from a Dilbert comic strip

Dilbert Punch Line Mashups: Write your own Dilbert Punch Line from a Dilbert comic strip

Scott Adams is a well know cartoonist. He wrote a best-seller called "Life in the cubicle"

How to say "no".

Anqi  suggests dealing with cultural differences as as one of the topics for your semester two presentations, who would like to join her in dealing with that subject.

List of Business Letter Closings: Which Closing Salutation to Use for Professional Letters and E-mails

List of Business Letter Closings: Which Closing Salutation to Use for Professional Letters and E-mails:

More information about business letters.

"List of Business Letter Closings
Which Closing Salutation to Use for Professional Letters and E-mails"

The Telecom Paris English CV HOWTO

The Telecom Paris English CV HOWTO:

"Welcome to Telecom Paris' guide to writing your CV and cover letter in English, brought to you by the Département des Langues et Cultures. This website's objective is to help you, Telecom Paris student, to write a clear, convincing and attractive resume in order to succeed in your job search. You will find guidelines, suggestions, tips, rules and words of vocabulary to aid you in this endeavour. To begin the process of writing your ideal CV and cover letter, please click the link below."

if it asks... here's some important info....

login: cv

pass: english


this should help


james

Today | LinkedIn

Today | LinkedIn

Here's a good site to find the news that's important in IT (and other professions) today.

see you later

james

BBC News - Obama's State of the Union address

BBC News - Obama's State of the Union address:

"Obama's State of the Union address"

thisis nice because of the comments and the interactive script!

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms

This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowed education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.

For more information on Sir Ken's work visit: http://www.sirkenrobinson.com/

DEMO.com > Alumni > Video Library

DEMO.com > Alumni > Video Library

real 6 minute presentations.... of products and services that need funding!

as mentioned today in class. demo.com (just $7K for 6 minutes!)

have a good week

james

Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner: Guy Kawasaki, Garage Technology Ventures - Don't Write a Mission Statement, Write a Mantra

Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner: Guy Kawasaki, Garage Technology Ventures - Don't Write a Mission Statement, Write a Mantra: "Don't Write a Mission Statement, Write a Mantra"

Guy Kawasaki is the co-founder of Alltop.com, an 'online magazine rack' of popular topics on the web, and a founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures. He is also a columnist for the Open Forum of American Express. Previously, he was the chief evangelist of Apple.

Mr. Kawasaki is the author of nine books including Enchantment, Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way.



How about a comment?

Technology Playlist - Video Library - The New York Times

Technology Playlist - Video Library - The New York Times

here is an example of David Pogue's video column (not only text) on the NY Times free!

-- everything you (maybe) wanted to know about Voip solutions...

enjoy... how about leaving a comment?

james

Behind Facebook's $50 Billion Valuation by Goldman Sachs - NYTimes.com

Behind Facebook's $50 Billion Valuation by Goldman Sachs - NYTimes.com: "January 3, 2011, 1:19 pm

Venture Capital -- Putting a Price Tag on Facebook
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and EVELYN M. RUSLI

This is the point that Ali raised at the end of our class... here's a little video with a discussion of Facebook's astronomical valuation.... Is it really a bubble about to burst as Ali suggests?
What do you think? Leave a comment....

As DealBook reported, the popular social networking site Facebook has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and a Russian investment firm, Digital Sky Technologies."

Perhaps the most interesting detail is that the investment values the company at $50 billion, making Facebook now worth more than companies like eBay, Yahoo and Time Warner.
In this video, DealBook’s Andrew Ross Sorkin and Evelyn M. Rusli discuss Facebook’s valuation.

Goldman Sachs has reached out to its wealthy private clients, offering them a chance to invest in Facebook, the hot social networking giant that is considering a possible public offering in 2012, according to people familiar with the matter.

CES: 5 things I want from CES 2011 | ZDNet

CES: 5 things I want from CES 2011 | ZDNet:

"The 2011 version of the Consumer Electronics Show in early January has a tall order: Highlight upcoming technologies and make sure they actually deliver."

Do you want to look forward to the CES -- January 6 to 8th in Las Vegas? Or look back at 2010? (See below)

See you all tomorrow... Looking forward to our next presentation!

And Happy New Year!

james

"The Year in Review, the Year Ahead

In technology, the year 2010 started with a bang, as Apple introduced its "iPod touch on steroids" -- the iPad. Twelve months later, Google grabbed our attention with Chrome OS and its promise to make the computing experience faster, seamless and personal. Yet neither tech giant could deliver quite the goods to webify our TVs and livingrooms. In the intervening months, Microsoft tried a smartphone comeback with Windows Phone 7 while moving forward with Silverlight and getting the rest of us moving with Xbox Kinect. Android was, well, everywhere; while the Sun finally set inside the Oracle empire.
These were the 20 most popular blog posts of 2010. Elsewhere in this Special Report, you'll find our bloggers' looking back and ahead, favorite galleries, and much more."