When time is short: speaking off the cuff

When time is short: speaking off the cuff

By Sheryl Smikle, Ph.D.

Dr. Smikle covers the top concerns most speakers have when it comes to a speaker's time, their audience and the topic. She answers in this article the following 5 questions:

1. Who has requested you to speak?
2. To whom will you be speaking?
3. What is the goal of your talk?
4. How much time will you have to speak?
5. What type of setting will you be in?

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A Historical Consumer Behavior Change - Debit Purchases Surpass Credit Purchases for Visa and MasterCard

From the Washington Post, October 7, 2009:

For Gun-Shy Consumers, Debit is Replacing Credit

This article gives new statistics on consumer spending in terms of debit purchases. For the first time, debit purchases exceed purchases on credit on Visa and Mastercards. The article also gives an eye opening historical overview on the emergence of the credit card and how consumers have used credit across the generations.

Why People Are Afraid of Health Care Change

This is a short video (3 minutes) from the Wall Street Journal online. Click the title link to access the video.