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Writing Natural Dialogue:

Here is another good panel from Life, the universe and everything symposium. –          Characters will speak uniquely and have the own opinions. –          Interview a character before they speak uniquely. –          List of the people around you, and learn the … Continue reading

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Residential care facilities for real estate income:

Last fall I attended a financial seminar where I gained a lot of new information about various aspects of finances. Here are my notes on Residential care facilities as a real estate income. –          You will need to obtain the … Continue reading

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Each part, building the whole:

Today’s object lesson is on the theme of team work. I hope this can be of interest to youth ministries, youth counselors, family devotionals and family home evenings: Object lesson: a can opener. Present a can opener to the family … Continue reading

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Spotlighting talents via Facebook:

I usually go to Facebook once a day. One of the nifty things about it is to see the various talents of other people. Many people share knowledge, others share talents and others compassion. I just want to express my … Continue reading

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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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