Note Taking System

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I am a kinesthetic learner by nature and I find that if I take notes during a meeting, the hands-on activity of note taking helps me retain more of what I have learned. To make note taking even more effective, I’ve done some research into note taking systems and developed a template that helps me [...]

Deluxe Five Minute Flowchart

Back in May of 2006 we published a little desktop utility called The Five Minute Flowchart. This business card based printable sheet went on to become one of our most popular utilities and thousands of people have downloaded it. I have been amazed at the uses people have found for it. From a handy planning [...]

Help… I’m In Powerpoint Hell!

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As a speaker I’ve always had a fascination with Powerpoint, flipcharts, overheads and other visual media. As a kinesthetic-visual learner I always do better with a subject if I can SEE what is going on. Show me a picture, and I will learn better and remember more of what you said. While I like visual [...]

Draw 50: The Productivity Game

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It’s Saturday morning, the house is a mess and you stare blindly through sleepy eyes at your spouse. You know there are a million things to do and all you want to do is go back to bed. But you realize that the Nelsons are coming over at noon, and Mrs. Nelson has a white [...]

The Power of 48 Minutes

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Is there magic in the number 48? Does this number hold any significance in your future success? Speaker Don Crowther suggests that there is. In his presentation at the NSA Summer Symposium, Don told the audience that 48 minutes is the magic number. Here’s how it works… Set a timer for 48 minutes. Close out [...]

Instant Garage Sale

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It’s Saturday morning and you try to put away that new gizmo that you picked up on Friday night at Costco. You open the closet and try to find a place for it. You stuff it here and there but finally realize there is no room for it. If you put it in the closet [...]