Monthly Archives: July 2014
Spelling envision:
Bad: envison Good: envision. Envison is when we see something in our ‘mind’s eye. Thus a pair of eyes could be represented by two Is and the correct spelling of Envision has two Is with the little dot at the … Continue reading
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Why economics matters in world building:
This was a good panel to attend to see the importance of economy in world building. These notes are from a panel at life universe and everything. I I hope this can be of use to you as well. – … Continue reading
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Business Presentation Suggestions:
At toastmasters there is a member who is giving a business presentation tonight. I thought I’d collect some advice about presentations the web and share it here. Here are the sources and some of the content: http://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2013/11/04/9-tips-for-more-powerful-business-presentations/ http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpointinbusiness/p/bus_delivery.htm http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpointinbusiness/tp/bus_pres_tips.htm http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/splane_m/presentationtips.htm … Continue reading
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Limiting our success through negative self-talk:
We are each capable of accomplishing a great number of things. We can accomplish certain things that others can’t because our success can be influenced by our unique view point, imagination and drive. One thing that can definitely limit our … Continue reading
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Various talents:
Its great the different displays of creativity people have. While at Westercon, across the street was Fantasy con. At fantasy con I got introduce to a humor group called the Hillywood show. Here are some of their productions. Enjoy. … Continue reading
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Spelling Scissors:
Bad: sizzors Good: scissors I keep putting Z’s in scissors. But when I think of this tool, I envision someone curving lines in the paper and the unneeded paper falling away and we have SSSSS left. Thus SciSSors. We’ll see … Continue reading
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Keeping it Sigil, creating a high quality eBook:
Went to a presentation at life universe and everything that was hosted by the programmer and author, Jared Barneck. He talked about how the software. Sigil can be used to make a good quality e-book. Here are my notes from … Continue reading
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Drivers of your overall credit score:
I took notes during a finance seminar I attended last fall. Hope these ideas will be of interest. – A. New accounts. As soon as you get a free card. It will ping your score for 20 points. – B. … Continue reading
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Using dark fairy tales to teach:
This last weekend had the opportunity to attend Western con. In the writers and editors which took place in Salt Lake City, Utah this year. While there, I attended a panel on the advantages of using dark fairy tales to … Continue reading
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In honor of the 4th:
While attending WesterCon this year in Salt Lake City I had a unique opportunity to look out across the city on the night of July 4th and see multiple displays of fireworks taking place. I have always loved fireworks. It … Continue reading
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