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Alphabetize core words by changing first letter
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Don't repeat clichés, rearrange them
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Editor: Shirley Lee,
VP Communications
Copyright 2006
All rights reserved.
November 2006, In This Issue:
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Keep Your
Audience Engaged
Have
you ever asked a question and the participants look at you with blank stares? Does the question, “Do you have any
questions?” generate participation or serve as a closing comment? Have you ever wished for ways to keep your
audience engaged?
It's Your Personality The DiSC Personality model is built on the idea that understanding yourself and others is a key to success in today's highly complex world. Other than slight modifications in our behavior as a result of significant life experiences, most of us carry much the same behavior patterns throughout our lifetime.
Strategic Planning Can Change Your Organization’s Future: Part 2 of 2
Where are you in the
strategy process? Is there already a
long term strategy in place? A strategy
is dynamic and must continually be updated and recreated. Or is the vision for the future unclear and
only short term goals have been addressed?
Is this a new team or new division? Has there been a major change in
your industry that requires a fresh approach?
Thanksgiving
Thoughts About Workplace Learning
We’ve had cooler nights and days in North Texas lately, so
many of us are thankful for the respite from summer’s heat – and for the little
bit of rain we’ve had in recent weeks. With
Thanksgiving just around the corner, many of us may also be thinking of other things
we especially appreciate.
>> Click here to learn more about the week >> Emotional Intelligence
Have you heard the term “emotional intelligence (EI)” and wondered what the new buzz phrase is all about? Why is it important? Here’s a brief answer to those questions.
The Emotionally Intelligent Presenter: Part 2 of 3
Do You Know the ABCs of Career Change?
Making a career
change is one of the toughest job-search challenges. For clarification, “career
change” means much more than “job change.” A career change means choosing a
completely new profession or industry. A “job change” is simply changing
employers within the same industry and profession.
Everyone hates filing!
True, I’m not typical because I really don’t hate filing. In fact when it makes my searches shorter and easier, I actually like it. So will you once you get organized and start your home or business office the right way.
* Reprinted with permission from author, Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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by Nov. 10, 2006! Slate of Officers and use On-line Ballot
from Dallas ASTD website
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November 14 Would You Do Business with You? Jane Handly
December 12 Best Place to Learn Award presentation with topic Jack Phillips
January 14 Ignition Strategies for Training Leadership Michael Hoffman
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ASTD
announces Employee Learning Week as December 4-8, 2006. Use it to
take a proactive approach and recognize the strategic value of
employee learning in your organization. 
