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Question by Mr.Famous: GREAT upper body workouts?!?
Does wal Mart sell duMbells?!? How can I get bigger chest and arm muscles?!?
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You can’t sprint with shin splints Isn’t it obvious that we wouldn’t have to know how to recover from shin splints if we could avoid them in the first place? In order to understand how to avoid shin splints, we must first understand What Are Shin Splints. Then we can better understand how to proactively [...]
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You can’t live through a Q&A without hearing it. Whether it’s at a live event or an online webinar. When the presenter goes to take questions, you cringe a bit.
It may happen on the first question. Or the second…or shortly thereafter.
Someone asks a question. It’s a good, legitimate question. One that you may have come up with, but someone beat you to it. Or it was good enough to inspire a question in your mind.
The presented acknowledges the question. And here it comes…he or she says…
“…that’s a GREAT QUESTION!”
Well, no. It’s not. The presenter who said that to the questioner just fell into a trap. A crutch. A hackneyed response. A knee-jerk reaction.
Even though, in essence it may be a great question, your acknowledgement should NOT be that it is “…a GREAT QUESTION.”
For some unknown reason, people feel a need to say this to folks to ask questions in a Q&A. But when you say it, you’re falling into a trap. First, when you say it’s a ‘great question’ you’re saying something trite; it’s something that everyone else says.
And when you say to one person that’s a great question, it’s easy to say that to the next person. And the next. And the next. Each time to say ‘great question’ you have just diminished the so-called ‘greatness’ of the questions that came before. Your listeners will subconsciously feel diminished for a couple of reasons. One, if you say that THEIR question is “great” and then say that the next question is “great” and then that the following question is “great” they begin to question the whole ‘greatness’ thing.
Secondly, if you DON’T say “that’s a GREAT QUESTION” to a someone who just asked a question, they may feel diminished because – hey, you just judged the previous question as “great”…so why isn’t mine great?
Third, by calling a question “great” you’re not really thinking. It’s an easy response, but not a thoughtful one.
Instead of calling a question “great” you might try the following:
Repeat the question so that everyone in the room or audience can hear it. It does a couple of things. First, by repeating the question, it gives you a moment to think about the answer. Second, it acknowledges the importance of your whole audience. By repeating the question, you show respect to everyone by making sure they are included in all audience communication.
By repeating the question, you move past the RE-action of saying ‘great question.’
Come up with an adjective other than ‘great.’ Try ‘challenging’ question. Or ‘thoughtful’ question. Or ‘interesting.’ Or some other adjective that pops into your mind as you listen to the question.
If the question is really unanswerable at that moment, say so: “that question really has an answer that requires a much longer answer. I’d be glad to stay after and discuss it with you if you’d like.” That acknowledges the questioner and gives you an out so that you don’t have to go into great detail which a majority of your audience may not want to hear.
Finally, you can just say ‘thank you for the question. In my opinion…’ and move into an answer.
So next time you’re doing a Q&A and someone asks a GREAT QUESTION, it’s not.
Really, it’s not…
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What Are Shin Splints? What is a Shin Splint? “Shin splints” is a term used to describe the pain felt between the knee and the ankle after athletic activity, and are considered a cumulative stress disorder rather than an acute injury. This painful condition occurs when muscles and tendons in the lower legs pull on [...]
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No matter how long your presentation, there are three main elements that are necessary to deliver it with power and lasting effect. In this podcast, Tim ‘Gonzo’ Gordon and Roger Pike discuss a the details of the declaration, destination and organization of a power presentation.
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Maqui Berry: The Next Wonder Fruit Maqui berry refers to a type of fruit, belonging to Elaeocarpaceae family, which is a native of Valdivian rainforests in Chile as well as adjacent areas of Argentina. Its botanical name is Aristotelia chilensis. The berries are small and purple-black in color and have a diameter of around 4-6 [...]
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Question by emaaamazing: What age can a puppy start agility training safely?
He’s 6 months old and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, he can do the tunnel already, but whats a good age to start getting them over jumps?
thanx
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Answer by Alyssa
Toy breeds should never be allowed to jump in that manner younger than 12-18 months. 2 years would be preferable. And really, Cavs have so many knee and joint problems that I don’t really think you should have one do agility at all. If you must, wait until he’s close to 2 years old to prevent any damage to his body.
Answer by buterfly_2_lovely
Wait until 12 – 18 mo for low jumps and weaves. but don’t be discouraged – there is alot more to agility than the obstacles. You have lots of training left to do. Have fun with your dog!
Answer by Heather
I would really consult your vet on that because he is still growing but if he is only doing small jumps I think he will be O.K. Start slowly and see how he reacts if he seems to be discomforted it may be to soon on his growing joints, but for the most part I think he’ll be O.K.
Answer by Ginbail
Jumps and weave poles can really stress a growing dog’s hips and joints. I tend to wait until the dog is a year old before I start those. However, you can start “small” by teaching a puppy to jump over a book, or to walk around 2 pails.
Good luck.
Answer by minimerlo46
Only encourage your puppy to jump over jumps 14inches or less until it is 1 year old, that’s when their growth plates settle. Ask your vet about your dog’s growth plates.
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Upon reading a recent blog post on Mashable called “5 New Paradigms for a Socially Engaged Company” it was striking to note the sea-change that is sweeping today’s business landscape.
And it boils down to communication, to the Nth degree.
When employees feel involved and engaged, they’re more productive. While social media is a part of that, there’s much more involved. As the article put it, “Towers Watson (formerly Towers Perrin), the global professional services firm, interviewed 90,000 employees in 18 countries, and found “companies with high employee engagement had a 19% increase in operating income and almost a 28% growth in earnings per share. Conversely, companies with low levels of engagement saw operating income drop more than 32% and earnings per share decline over 11%.”
Innovation and engagement are key words, but they’re more than concepts. And just giving them lip service won’t get you past the door.
There’s got to be a change of mind-set.
Of course, everything’s changing. In David Meerman Scott’s recent book, “Real-Time Marketing and PR” (affiliate link), Scott observes that a change of mindset is critical for a company to be able to engage in today’s world in a relevant and responsive way.
So not only do you have to engage your employees by offering them more than just a paycheck and a pat on the back. You have to give them a reason that’s bigger than that. As my partner Roger Pike likes to call it, they need ‘buy-in’ to be fully engaged. To be committed to the cause, whatever the cause. And it almost has to be bigger than just working in a successful company, taking home a nice paycheck and having a nice place to live.
“People need a sense that their work matters, both for the company and the society.” That from Soren Gordhamer, who wrote the Mashable piece, and who is the author of “Wisdom 2.0″
And it makes sense. It wasn’t long ago that I was a radio DJ. In one sense I was glad for the work, because it was fun and it paid the rent. But there was always something that gnawed at me and one day I finally put my finger on it. I counted in people’s lives. Yes, I was just a faceless voice on the radio. But I meant something to many of those listeners. How did I know that? Because they told me I mattered. They were engaged in the music and in my interaction with the music and with the listeners.
Too bad that the management of the radio stations that employed me were really nothing more than bean counters. Yes, too bad, because in my experience, radio is a powerful medium for touching people’s lives. And as a business, it has a unique advantage over many other types of businesses: a real one-to-one connection with their audience. That’s social engagement.
Today the successful radio stations are engaging with their listeners on several fronts: on the air, online and in person at events. The added social outlet helps to keep connections strong between events, and helps drive people back and forth between being a listener and being engaged online.
Still, there’s the challenge any radio station has: maintaining a group of employees who feel like their work ‘is about something bigger,’ as Gordhamer put it. I suspect they don’t do a very good job in most cases; the old paradigm of treating their employees like a hired gun that can be let go at a moment’s notice must put other employees on edge.
These days I’m no longer in radio. I don’t miss it – except for the actual babbling behind the microphone. I find comfort in a lot of the work I do: writing, speaking, teaching and training – and knowing that it makes a difference; that it’s part of something bigger than just collecting a paycheck. Seeing a shy person become a confident public speaker shows me that their future will be brighter in many ways. Seeing a client uncover great information on a social media research project we’re handling shows me that the company may someday open its eyes to the possibility of real social media engagement.
It’s great to see that stuff we’re doing is having an effect.
Is your company socially engaged? Or is it moving around with no direction, with blinders on?
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