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Listen to English and learn English with podcasts in English. ► Level 1 For elementary and pre-intermediate students ► Level 2 For intermediate students ► Level 3 For upper intermediate students and above ► For teachers Lesson plans, teachers' information worksheets, how to find a podcast and much more! ► Pie plus Our monthly magazine with news, videos, information worksheets and our monthly competition. . ► Extras Extra worksheet activities to support the podcasts ► Freebies Free sample worksheets for each of the three levels ► Travelogues Follow the pie team on their travels and learn English along the way Podcasts in English are not just listening activities for efl and esl students to improve their conversation.

Many thanks to partnersinrhyme for the jingle on our podcasts and Philip Halling for the banner photo. Our partner sites: hire essay writers online at EssayPro Check your IELTS writing online - Boost your IELTS Band Score with IELTS Writing Pro, the most advanced IELTS writing checker. Essaypro.app - best app that writes essays for you Did you know..? Present Like Steve Jobs. Six tips on how not to be boring. Why is it that some people are so adept at standing in front of an audience and holding their attention while speaking, while others are not?

For an answer to this question I turned to my sister, who is a prosecutor. Anxious to know what she thought was most important when she addressed the court; I decided to call her. Without hesitation she said, “Start with a strong argument!” Conventional wisdom has it that presentations and speeches should start with a personal anecdote, but my sister works with a specific kind of presentation, just as politicians or government leaders do. Nevertheless, her point is well taken — a strong argument and the ability to be persuasive will help you with any form of public speaking. The reason I decided to write about presentation delivery is due in part to an earlier article, How to Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking, in which I focused on the importance of writing when it comes to preparing for presentations. Fake It Till You Make It: Get Personal: The Pros & Cons of Tweeting at Live Events. Boost Power Through Body Language. 8 Barriers to Creativity & Innovation. Creativity and innovation are critical to any organization’s success.

This statement is so obvious it almost doesn’t require commentary. Yet creativity is often elusive, for individuals and for organizations. While there are skills that you can learn and employ to become better at various parts of the creative process, there are some barriers that aren’t really about skill building at all. These are emotional barriers, and while they might not be immediately seen, they are as real as anything you can see and touch. Let’s look and then talk about what you can do about them. The Emotional Barriers I’m not creative. No one cares about my ideas. It isn’t worth the humiliation or ridicule. It is futile anyway. It’s not worth the risk to share my ideas. It probably won’t work anyway. They’ll make me responsible.

I’m worried – about something related to the situation. All of these mental barriers relate to trust – trust in ourselves, in others, in the organization or perhaps the situation. How to: Auto-tweet during keynote. Here is a cute little tip on how to automatically tweet useful links and tidbits of extra information during your presentation. It will make you look innovative, and get you a bunch of new followers too. Now I’m not a big fan of live tweet streams during keynotes.

Before you know it the audience is laughing about cheap jokes in the Twitter stream instead of listening to the speaker. Not very classy or respectful. That doesn’t mean you as a speaker can’t use Twitter to your advantage though! Use keynotetweet if you use Keynote on Mac OS X or use AutoTweet when you are using PowerPoint on Windows. [twitter] This is a tweet [/twitter] When you show a movie you can tweet the link to that movie out.

People love it, it is cool and interactive, and – most important – you get a bunch of new followers. Also check out the speaker announcement post, our conference site and my other interviews with Dave Winer, Steve Rubel, Alexander Bard and Mark Randall. How to Start Your Speech: Tease 'em 5 Ways. Prompster Public Speaking App. Developing a Speech Outline - Organize Your Thoughts. Your outline is, in many ways, the birth of your speech. Outlines are vital for two reasons: they allow you to test your ideas, and they provide a guide from which your finished speech will take shape. Most speakers go through several drafts before finally settling on a final outline. Requiring several revisions of yourself should not be cause for frustration; it is a natural part of the speech preparation process.

The first one or two outlines you will develop are often referred to as "rough drafts," while your finished version is often called a "speaking outline. " It is advisable to go through at least one rough draft before your speaking engagement. Let us imagine that your central idea is the following: "Fully understanding your medical insurance coverage is essential to your continued health and happiness. " The first unit supporting the central idea "Fully understanding your medical insurance is essential to your continued health and happiness," might look like this: