Is It a Good Thing to Make Fun of Your Own PowerPoint Presentation?

Posted by J.J. on November 25, 2009 under Presentations, Productivity | Be the First to Comment

You might think that the title above was some kind of joke – how could anyone possible want to make fun of their own presentation in front of the audience as this audience could be your boss, clients or your subordinates. It is practically insane to bring your audience to such bizarreness that can upset your audience or worse case – your boss would say “You’re fired!”

As I said earlier, this title is quite misleading. It doesn’t mean that you have to be a clown and make fun of yourself. Every presentation slide has a point or information that need to be transcended in a jovial manner without offending your audience. Most people would accept sarcastic way of delivering your ideas if you’re able to simplify some certain messages that your audience can hardly understood.

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How to Create Your Own Four-Quadrate Weekly Goal Plan

Posted by J.J. on November 18, 2009 under GTD, Personal development, Productivity, Self development | Read the First Comment

You could say that in a month, you would be able to complete as many tasks as possible. However, in the end, you felt disappointed when were able to achieve little tasks and you started to blame few things:

• You had set goals that are impossible to reach
• You had set goals that could take longer time to succeed

Let’s talk about basics before you proceed further. In a month, there are four weeks – one week consists of 7 days; or 30-31 days in a month. First thing, you need to have three basic things before you proceed:

• A pencil or a pen
• A piece of white paper
• A ruler

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