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Substance, Humor, Style of Presenting – Which is More Important When It Comes to Delivering a Speech

It really depends on the purpose of the speech. If it is for entertainment, then humor will be more important than substance. An after dinner speech is one such example. People would expect you to make them laugh more than to make them learn. Can you imagine someone preaching about the seven effective habits of highly successful people after a six-course meal?

However, if your purpose is to inform, persuade or inspire, substance will be indispensable. Patricia Fripp, a well-respected speaker in the industry defined substance as “what makes an audience’s business and personal life better if they act on it”. It could come in the form of a three-step strategy, a recommended book to read or tips to solve a particular problem. If there is no substance in your speech, then there is really no point wasting your audience’s time delivering it.

As a rule of thumb, focus on substance and then tweak the humor level according to your competence and appropriateness. For someone who has a knack for making his audience laugh at cue, he can leverage on humor to increase memorability of his message or even disarm the tough nuts and persuade them to his way of thinking. Otherwise, concentrate on increasing value for your audience. It is a sure-fire way to win your audience over, even without humor!

Style of presenting a speech, on the other hand, lies outside the humor-substance pie. You cannot switch on and off a style since it is part of who you are. However, your style can be polished with more stage time. The more you get up to the platform to speak, the more comfortable and aware you become of your style. And it can inevitably become a weapon you use to personalize your speech. If you are interested to learn how you can “find” and hone your style of speaking, refer to this online entry:

[http://blog.ericfeng.com/how-to-find-your-own-speaking-style]

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Money Saving Tips For Christmas Presents

The Christmas season is just around the corner and with it comes joy of giving and receiving gifts. If you have been experiencing some financial difficulties this year, it is best come up with a strategy that can help you save a little on Christmas presents.

You shouldn’t let your financial concerns cloud your holidays, but you also don’t afford not to think about it and pile up a huge amount of debt.

Plan Ahead and Allocate a Fix Budget

The most important aspect that you want to keep in mind when shopping for Christmas gifts is not to leave it on the last minute. It is true that many stores have lots of great offers during Christmas season, but last minute shopping never goes as planned. Think about what you want to buy for your family and friends and adapt those wishes to your financial status.

Best way to do that is to make a lift with all the gifts and allocate them a fixed budget. This will help you stay organized, save time for other activities and most of all save some money.

Homemade Gifts

Homemade gifts are perfect if you need to save money on Christmas shopping; you get the chance to get your loved ones a beautiful and considerate present and also not stress out your budget.

Exchange Gifts

Many families have incorporated this practice into the Christmas traditions; it’s fun and help you save a lot of money. If you choose to go with the “Secret Santa” style, you will only have to buy a gift for one person. Think how good that will be for your budget. Plus, Christmas presents, are not about spending all the money you have; they are about putting some thought into the presents.

Vouchers

You might think that vouchers are not appropriate presents for Christmas but if you are on a tight budget them can be real budget savers.

Online Shopping

One of the best money savings tip, no matter the season, is to do your shopping online. You have a lot more possibilities, and you can compare prices without having to spend the whole day in a crowded shopping mall.

Outlet Mall

Get designer products at low prices; that way you can give your loved ones a beautiful present and not worry about spending all your Christmas budget on just one item.

Get some gifts after Christmas

If you have some family members of friends that you don’t have to see on Christmas Day buy their presents after Christmas. If you go with this approach, consider the strategy early, when planning the gifts and deciding the budget.

Money is always tight during the winter season; expenses are higher than usual, and saving some money on gifts can go a long way in helping you start the New Year debt free. You can always choose to skip giving presents this year but before taking a radical approach, try to come up with a strategy based on the advices above and you will surely be satisfied.

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The Types of Pheromones Present In A Human Pheromone Product

Pheromones originally refer to the chemical secreted by an animal which are usually associated with insects and that which greatly influence the behavior, physiology, and development of other species, including the attraction towards the opposite sex. There are scientific studies, however, that prove that even human beings also produce pheromones inside the body. These pheromones are important, not only for sexual attraction reasons, but also to make people around you feel comfortable with you.

In humans, the pheromones are secreted into the skin through the apocrine glands or what we call the human scent glands. These glands are usually found in hairy areas of the body such as the arm pits and the pubic region. The hairs in these areas further help disperse the pheromones effectively.

All people secrete pheromones, however, our bodies do not produce well enough of these chemicals. That is why there is an outburst of human pheromone products in the market to be able to make up for the lack or deficiency in the ability of the body to produce pheromones. There were scientific studies conducted to prove the efficiency of these human pheromone products but you can always see it for yourself if it could really work for you.

Human pheromone products usually and essentially contain 4 pheromones: the Androstenone, Androstenol, Androsterone, and the Androstadienone.

The Androstenone pheromone is found in both men and women but is however known as a male pheromones. It is responsible for the dominant, intimidating, and aggressive aura or personality of a person. The Androstenol pheromone is responsible for the friendly and sociable personality of a person. It often induces lots of talking and comfort and often causes conversation among people.

A pheromone that signifies masculinity is the Androsterone. This pheromone creates an impression of reliability and protection for men. As a women, when you see a man and you suddenly felt like you could depend on him for protection, that man’s Androsterone pheromone is probably working actively.

Androstadienone is another pheromone that must be present in a human pheromone product. This pheromone is also known as the ‘love pheromone’ because of the romantic or loving feeling and reaction it induces in women. Androstadienone affects the brain activities of women the most and focuses mainly on the attention and social cognition areas of the brain.

The above-mentioned types of pheromones must all be present in a human pheromone product for it to work effectively. These chemicals are highly responsible for the natural reactions and feelings we could feel towards other people near to us. And yes, that’s the magnificence of human pheromones.

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