Happy New Year!
I have a great quote from writer,Nora Roberts.
If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.
What are your goals for the new year? New decade?
Friday, January 1, 2010
Friday, November 6, 2009
Web Site of the Week
Want to lose yourself in a website for a couple of hours? Go to http://www.corbinball.com
Corbin Ball is an award winning author, speaker and resident techie for the meetings industry. His website is full of ideas, whitepapers and some just for fun things you can see and do. All of it is free. Truly amazing.
Personally I have had the absolute pleasure of hearing Corbin speak to MPI(Meeting Professional International) members twice. Knowledgeable without being smug, his presentations have taught us to how technology can be used at meetings for best results.
Enjoy some of the videos, download some free forms, and read about some of the lastest ideas on technology in the meeting place.
Corbin Ball is an award winning author, speaker and resident techie for the meetings industry. His website is full of ideas, whitepapers and some just for fun things you can see and do. All of it is free. Truly amazing.
Personally I have had the absolute pleasure of hearing Corbin speak to MPI(Meeting Professional International) members twice. Knowledgeable without being smug, his presentations have taught us to how technology can be used at meetings for best results.
Enjoy some of the videos, download some free forms, and read about some of the lastest ideas on technology in the meeting place.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Website of the Week
Looking for a great way to start a site search in an unfamiliar area go to www.officialtravelguide.com From there you are only choose the drop down menu that says "Search for you Perfect Vacation or Holiday spot" and go from there. A great way to find the Destination Marketing Association International (formerly called Convention and Visitors Bureau International) member in the region of your choice. Great start when you are looking for ideas.
That's the Planner's Pointer for today.
That's the Planner's Pointer for today.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Looking for a quick read with a powerful impact? Check out Bonnie Budzowski's Clickety Clack: 86 Ways to Keep Your Speech on Track. Former president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Speakers Associationj and executive coach has delivered a winner If you do any sort of public speaking from doing a presentation at a work related meetin to paid professional speaker, this is a book for you. Each tip is a guidepost to doing a powerful peresentation. I like tip 55 best. Want to know what that is? Go to www.incrediblemessages.com If you have a Toastmaster member in your family -- this would make a great gift.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Wedding Internet Site of the Month
www.weddingfavorsunlimited.com is a great site to get ideas for your wedding. Yes I know there are a lot of wedding sites out there some better than others -- this is one of them. With ideas from favors you can purchase and games for your bridal shower -- including some that you can download for free -- this site has a lot to offer. I have to admit that any website that says Cheap Bridal Shower Favor Gifts makes me curious. Have a great Labor Day weekend!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Going Green in the home office
Going Green! That is the ralling cry in this day and age. We all want to save the planet Here are some ideas to help you save not only the planet, but your wallet as well.
1. Not printing email. Not my own idea for sure since I have seen the tag line at the bottom of emails about not printing for a couple of years now. But we still need to keep emails for many reasons, so here is my suggestion. If you use Outlook as your mail program, learn to use folders to save your emails. It's not hardand goes a long way to organizing your email. Like any habit you wish to develop, it takes time to be gentle on yourself.
2. Unless the letter has a lot of importance, print in draft mode. Along those same lines try and print on both sides of the paper. If you are printing for your own use don't print in color. And try not to print pages from websites.
3. When writing a letter or doing a paper use wider margins. It might save some paper along the way. One inch margins work well.
4. When using Excel, go to Page Set up and then go to tab mark "Sheet" and click on "Print Gridlines" that way you don't have to format your sheet using borders as an every day thing.
5. My favorite tip is use Print Preview before your print. Just doing this extra step before you print can save so much paper and ink. See an orphan line at the top of the second page -- simply adjust your side and bottom margins. This also works in Excel and you can adjust the output by going to "Scaling" in Page Set up and adjust the output by percentages. This really works when you have just one more column to print.
That's the Planner's Pointer for today.
1. Not printing email. Not my own idea for sure since I have seen the tag line at the bottom of emails about not printing for a couple of years now. But we still need to keep emails for many reasons, so here is my suggestion. If you use Outlook as your mail program, learn to use folders to save your emails. It's not hardand goes a long way to organizing your email. Like any habit you wish to develop, it takes time to be gentle on yourself.
2. Unless the letter has a lot of importance, print in draft mode. Along those same lines try and print on both sides of the paper. If you are printing for your own use don't print in color. And try not to print pages from websites.
3. When writing a letter or doing a paper use wider margins. It might save some paper along the way. One inch margins work well.
4. When using Excel, go to Page Set up and then go to tab mark "Sheet" and click on "Print Gridlines" that way you don't have to format your sheet using borders as an every day thing.
5. My favorite tip is use Print Preview before your print. Just doing this extra step before you print can save so much paper and ink. See an orphan line at the top of the second page -- simply adjust your side and bottom margins. This also works in Excel and you can adjust the output by going to "Scaling" in Page Set up and adjust the output by percentages. This really works when you have just one more column to print.
That's the Planner's Pointer for today.
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