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There was a time, when managers in India used to crib about their salary slips- ” My salary is so small, it slips away everytime i try to hold it !” Things are dramatically different [...]

In a Philosophy exam paper, the only question asked was ‘ WHY ?”The most intriguing answer was “WHY NOT ?”I am sure scholars can debate for years on this exchange !!!!

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to go to the forest to gather wood, saw it and nail the planks together. Instead, teach him the desire for the sea ! – Antonie de Saint Exupery

“There are three kinds of men, ones that learn by reading, a few who learn by observation and the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves” – [...]

I came across a feast for public Speakers, Presenters, Toastmasters and anybody who has anything to do with the spoken word !!! It’s a treasure house called the Public Speaking Blogosphere, [...]

Having sat thru many listless presentations where a lot of “data dump” happens, I wonder, is it a crime to be interesting when you speak in public ? Why can’t we use situational [...]

Sujatha, an acclaimed writer in Tamil recently recommended http://www.ted.com as a MUST VISIT site ! I was stumped by the sheer variety of topics discussed !Well, TED ( Technology, Entertainment, [...]

I was visiting Hyderabad on a training assignment and headed to my favourite “seconds” book store M R Book Center, near Panjagutta Circle, diagonally opposite Hyderabad Central Mall. [...]

I recently read a fascinating account of Christine Clifford, who decided to fight cancer with Humor. She’s survived for 13 years after being diagnosed with cancer. She refused to give in [...]

Allison Shapira works with the Kennedy School of Government at the Harvard University . Her area of interest is Communication and Public Speaking. She is also an avid Toastmaster and nurtures the [...]