Getting started with your presentation
You’ve been asked to give a presentation? According to Carl Kwan you first need to think about the content of your presentation.
Doppel gemoppelt
In Germany there’s a saying, “Doppelt gemoppelt hält besser”. But is that really true? Well, in English we don’t need to say the same thing twice. 😉
Take a look at these examples.
Instead of … write …
5 pm in the afternoon 5 pm or 5 in the afternoon
cooperate together cooperate
exactly the same the same
Inspiring words
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.”
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926 – 2004, a Swiss American psychiatrist and a pioneer in near-death studies)
New York: the city that never sleeps
You would like to learn a bit more about New York before you go on a business trip or just out of interest? Take a look at the short video here.
The shredder
A young executive was leaving the office late one evening when he found the Managing Director standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand.
“Listen,” said the CEO, “this is a very sensitive and important document here, and my secretary has gone for the night. Can you make this thing work for me?”
“Certainly,” said the young executive. He turned the machine on, inserted the paper, and pressed the start button.
“Excellent, excellent!” said the CEO, as his paper disappeared inside the machine. “I just need one copy …”
