Tip #402: Ten Ways to Bore Your Audience to Death
“Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.” Don Marquis I met a friend in a grocery store where he
“Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.” Don Marquis I met a friend in a grocery store where he
“To be persuasive, we must be believable. To be believable, we must be credible. To be credible, we must be truthful.” Hellmut Walters Why does
“Practice puts your brains in your muscles.“ Sam Snead If an activity requires an immediate automatic response, then a great deal of repetition and practice
“No one can remember more than three points.” Philip Crosby It may seem surprising, but the number three plays a significant role in curriculum design
“When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.” Anthony J. D’Angelo Training is not a panacea. Yet training is
“First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods.
“Life is entirely too time-consuming.” Irene Peter “You will never ‘find’ time for anything. If you want time you must make it.” Charles Buxton There
“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.” Herber J. Grant In response to last week’s Tip on How to Close a
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.”< Henry Ford There is nothing sadder than
“Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers.” Robert Half When supervisors and program managers send out requests for training
“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded
“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” William A. Ward So, what is TED? The answer is drawn directly from the TED website.
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