Six Minutes Speaking and Presentation Skills is a website with lots of resources for speakers. It is maintained by Andrew Dlugan, a Canadian speaker, trainer and coach.  Dlugan is not a 'quick fixer', his information is sound and considered and as far as I can tell, in every way in line with current knowledge and science about what makes a good presentation. He also publishes critiques of video recorded speeches, a very effective way to learn good speaking skills. There is also a form and some good advice on how to do your own critiques.

Another sign that the college lecture might be dying: Harvard University physics professor Eric Mazur is championing the "flipped classroom," a model where information traditionally transferred during lectures is learned on a student's own time, and classroom time is spent discussing and applying knowledge to real-world situations.

When it comes to getting things done on time, it’s not easy. It’s in our nature to wait until the last minute to do even the most important things like Christmas shopping or doing our taxes. And, there are many things in life we commit to, yet don’t follow through on such as: helping people move, paying bills on time or just walking the dog. We’re human, what can you expect?

Preseria AS, founded in 2008, is an innovative software company focusing on providing high end software solutions for conference planners, technical staff and speakers. We create innovative technologies and software geared towards the meeting and event industry. With several thousand users Preseria AS is securing its position amongst professional presenters and organizers as the new industry standard. Our products increase the competitiveness of our costumers in an already tough market. Preseria Conference makes life easier for presenters and conference organizers.

Office Solutions An article in four parts including  >Have Fun at Your Next Meeting  >Start the Ball Rolling  >Get them to Speakup  >Keep them Awake  >Recognize and Reward  >Ask for Feedback. Find it: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5359/is_200102/ai_n21466110/

Moving Minds in Denmark >make the meeting participants to move and think outside the box, have fun and get excited >make a group create new outcomes and new ways of thinking >involve all participants in a group in an excellent way Find more at the website:  www.movingminds.dk

ScienceDaily (July 23, 2009) — Feeling stressed? Then try savoring the scent of lemon, mango, lavender, or other fragrant plants. Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific evidence that inhaling certain fragrances alter gene activity and blood chemistry in ways that can reduce stress levels.

Networking tips for introverts  Choose which events you want to attend, it's OK to decline invitations Remind yourself you may feel over stimulated at social gatherings and that is OK Stay on the side-lines and observe before you enter festive occasions Decide when you will

26 January 2007 International visitors to the BadVibes web site (www.sound101.org) — a research project from the University of Salford — listened to sounds such as a dentist's drill, fingernails scraping down a blackboard and aircraft flying past, before rating them in terms of their unpleasantness. Although fingernails scraping down a blackboard is said to be the worst sound by many people, the actual recording of this sound only came 16th out of 34 sounds auditioned.

Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains for design and evaluation toolkit for training and learning. Cognitive Affective Psychomotor Domains Bloom's Taxonomy, (in full: 'Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains', or strictly speaking: Bloom's 'Taxonomy Of Educational Objectives') was initially (the first part) published in 1956 under the leadership of American academic and educational expert Dr Benjamin S Bloom.