Climate change and the global downturn, these dual threats have passed by the S. Alps, at least for Christmas. On the other hand it could have been so wholly different. In the weeks before Christmas hamlets in the Val-d Isere area were isolated when snow storms hammered down. Dual carriage way cols such as [...]

People who give a very occasional speech are often worried
that the presentation won’t be interesting to the audience.
The audience wants a great presentation, too! Here’s how to
make sure it is well written.
First, learn as much as possible about your audience. Are
they knowledgeable about your topic? Do they agree with
your point [...]

What do you do during your public speaking presentations that cause the audience to say WOW? Dewitt Jones, a former photographer for National Geographic uses slides that literally give you goose pimples. Tom Ogden, an award winning magician from the Magic Castle in Los Angeles uses, what else, magic. Dave Gorden tells a story about [...]

The American Heritage Dictionary defines attraction as:
1. The act or capability of attracting. 2. The quality of attracting; charm.
3. A feature or characteristic that attracts.
4. A person, place, thing, or event that is intended to attract.
Attraction is a key component in any romance. Some attraction is instantaneous, often referred to as love at first sight, [...]

Some people who struggle with anxiety may sometimes lose their self esteem and self-confidence during the process. As a result, here is a list of techniques a person can use to help manage their anxieties, fears, and self esteem.
Remember that practice makes perfect. Whenever it comes to dealing with your anxieties or any other task; [...]

I’ve just finished setting up a new PC for a friend and I think some of you will be interested in some of the tweaks I make to all of my PCs to make them just a little bit quicker. I’ve focused here on the ones which are simple to do and won’t cause [...]

There’s nothing quite so satisfying than seeing your name in print, whether it be in the local newspaper or on a website article.
And to be quite honest there is no better way to promote your website than writing articles, out of all methods discussed by the online promotion experts this always makes its way [...]

The hero’s journey is THE screenwriting template. With it screenwriters can build effective stories from the ground up. Consider this, ALL of the Academy Award Winner Best Films of the last thirty years have used it as a template. There are at least 188 stages to the hero’s journey and more than thirty archetypes.
The Hero’s [...]

One of the most common mistakes new novelists make is to constantly edit their work as they write. They write a paragraph, a scene or a chapter, and then they go back and try to figure out how to embellish the story, describe the setting, select better words or in general make the writing stronger. [...]

I first came across the word ‘Quaker’ in the film ‘Friendly Persuasion’. Gary Cooper starred as the Quaker, who now and then allowed the devil to get the better of him – in the nicest possible way. And then there were those liquid eyes and feckless smiles of the Oscar nominated Anthony Perkins. But for [...]