Rain man on stage

Social Etiquette: When Somebody Stinks…

Of all the tricky social taboos which nobody wants to tackle face-to-face, someone who doesn’t look after their personal hygiene as well as they should do has to rank among the top 5. What do you do when someone refuses to take the hint, or just isn’t aware that they stink? It’s a hard one, so here’s a list of approaches.

1) Be kind, but obvious: you could quite easily buy them some deodorant and just leave it with them. More

Give up your Electric Kettle

I have been reading up on the different methods of persuading somebody with a speech. I thought it would be a good idea to fully integrate the well thought out design of public speaking with my blog here. I thought about practising with something complex like an argument for Enigin design, but realistically, what I need to do is practice with something that I know a lot about.

My first research suggests that I need an an introduction, then More

Trump: Think Like a Billionaire Review

The book is very easy to understand, just like Enigin energy saving suggestions, and Donald Trump basically gives detailed advice on how he became a millionaire. Who doesn’t want to be a billionaire? The tips he mentioned could be helpful but they are more of a description on how he had lived his life.

The first chapter deals with real estate and just about everything that has to More

Standing out

I remember from my encounters in high school, public speaking was highly encouraged. Bringing out the fear from inside and converting it into a useful talent. It worked we for most of us. However there was a monotonous tone in the speeches - everyone was talking about the same thing, copying each other. It got boring. I took 3 steps ahead of my competitors during the inter-house competitions.
You must stand out, it may not be in terms of what More

Your talking to people not nazi’s with a knife at your throat

People tend to forget that eventually, their only confronting people while stepping up to the stage platform. First of all, we need to remove the picture we have in our mind that people will laugh if I make a mistake or say something stupid or not agree with what I say. It doesn’t matter. After it all, it were mad men with crazy idea’s who change the world, not the criticisers. When you have your time on your stage, the More

Face your fears head on

Everyone has their own fears, from the rational to the downright irrational. A fear of flying is common, of course, as is the fear of water. We tend to have a fear of the unknown, although in reality when the unknown becomes known the feared tends to disappear.

It has been known that once we face our fears head on, the fear vanishes before our eyes. If for example you have a fear of the sea, then why not face More

Where The Dragons Come In

Hmm, I thought the other day as a very suspicious advertisement came onto the TV, I don’t like the look of this… The advert in question was all about the new Dell laptop, except this new laptop was different from any other laptop I had ever set eyes upon for one reason: the thing was bright pink, disgustingly so, and geared especially to women! Once I had got over the initial shock that this ad was, almost certainly, about to More

Shoes off at the door?

It is really a rather awkward situation. You have gone to a friend’s house, they are in barefeet or socks, and you walk in, not knowing whether you should take off your shoes or not, especially with a carpet on the floor. Your friend does not want to sound nagging and lets you do what you want, but would you remove your shoes or wouldn’t you?

In my house we have shag pile carpets everywhere, I’m proud of the way More

Summer is officially over…

The Equinox is soon to be upon us. In other words, in a few days, summer is officially over. Gone will be the days of beautiful, gleaming sunlight, and hello dreary, cloudy rainy days. People rush back from their holidays, to start the new school and work year, with suitcases plastered with those custom stickers, which remind them of the sunny destinations they enjoyed only a few days ago. Everyone switches to winter. Gone are the shorts, hello winter More

5 reasons why it is necessary to enjoy life

One on the most common adage and quite oft repeated is “life is short so enjoy it to the fullest”. So while you ponder your next laser hair removal treatment keep in mind that many people are so burdened with the troubles of life they fail to enjoy the little beautiful things that life has to offer. They become pessimistic and cynical and overlook all the good things that life has to offer. However, the truth is life is short More