Brian Kim: Teach kids time management | 43 Folders

#5: Time Management

Speaking of other skills that can be utilized in any job and career is time management. The majority of students never really learn to value their time and mange it while in school. Procrastination is all too rampant (studying right before class, doing homework and essays the day it’s due, partying the night before the exam). This lack of time management often carries over into adulthood, which becomes a major liability…

Mazzaro’s Italian Market in Saint Petersburg, Florida

If you happen to live in the Central Florida area or are visiting St. Pete or Tampa, you will have to make your way over to Mazzaro’s Italian Market. In addition to providing great Italian products and a wonderful bakery, they roast their own coffee. And it is good!

• It’s a performance. Like it or not, he said, if you are giving a speech or a presentation, you are performing. Of course, people like Richard are at an advantage compared to the rest of us, he admitted, since he does this for a living. Still, it is useful for all presenters to remember that they are, for that moment when they have the floor at least, performers.

• You’ve got to grab ‘em by the grapes…
Richard was adamant, animated, and colorful about this tip. Forget the thank yous and small talk at the beginning, you can work that in later he said. At the start you immediately have to grab them and bring them in. Many people he said start their presentations off weakly, meekly. Open with a bang and remember to end your talk by tying the big finish back in with that dynamic opening.

• Engage your audience. Ask questions, look them in the eye, get them involved.

• Slow down, you are in control. This is your show, your stage. Use your voice to emphasize certain crucial points. Don’t just rush through talking points, etc.

• Pay close attention to your audience. Have some empathy for your audience. If they are not getting it or if it becomes clear that you have prepared too much or the wrong material, then switch gears, cut it short, whatever the situation calls for. Good presenters can read the nonverbal cues and act accordingly.

• Tell stories, give plenty of examples. You don’t have to make 14 points. Make a single big point. Most people try to include too much information not too little.

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OneLook Reverse Dictionary

OneLook’s reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a question, or even just a single word. Just type it into the box above and hit the “Find words” button. (Keep it short to get the best results.) In most cases you’ll get back a list of related terms with the best matches shown first.

See the world as history’s cartographers once saw it. A new batch of Google Earth overlays covers the globe with richly detailed historical maps.

The Rumsey collection includes 16 maps. Among them you’ll find a 1790 world globe, a 1680 map of Tokyo, and an 1814 map spanning the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi–courtesy of Lewis and Clark.

To view these new old maps, you’ll need the latest version of Google Earth (use the program’s check-for-updates feature if you’re not sure you have it). In the layers section, select All Layers, then look for Featured Content > Rumsey Historical Maps.

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If you enjoy the quote box, now labeled “Inspirational Thoughts”, and would like to implement the same on your site, Abhijit Nadgouda has written a great widget for this that is available at his site: ifacethougts. Check it out.

Finally, a way to view your Gmail that the average cell phone can handle!

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I’ve been using NeedleSearch for quite a while and want to share this great Firefox extension:

A Better Search Tool for Finding Needles in Haystacks

The NeedleSearch toolbar lets you capture the basic search functionality from any search engine, site search tool, or specialized database and put it at your command with a single click.

In a nutshell, NeedleSearch operates like other toolbars — with one very big, important difference. NeedleSearch allows you to easily (and I do mean easily) harness the search functionality of any search engine directly into the NeedleSearch toolbar. No need to wait for a developer — you can do it yourself!

Once you’ve downloaded the toolbar, NeedleSearch installs quickly and easily. When installed, you’ll see that a few search engines have been “pre-programmed” for you. You can edit them, remove them, or add new ones. Editing or removing these choices is easily accomplished by selecting the “edit” button (second to last button on the toolbar).

Click here to go to the extension homepage