BLACKBERRY STORM is the latest gadget released by the guys at Random In Motion (RIM). Storm is set to credibly challenge the touchscreen prowess of iphone. In fact it has been branded Apple’s iphone killer. The wide 468×360 pixel screen has got me excited and the sharp camera capture has made it all worthwhile. Blackberry Storm has GPS like the iPhone 3G but it’s got a version that’s precise enough to work with Verizon’s VZ Navigator turn-by-turn direction service. The Storm runs on a removable battery, with 6 hours of talk time stamina. It also comes with 1 gigabyte of onboard storage and a microSD slot that supports up to 16 GB. It has dual microphone technology to hear the ambient sound around you so it can improve your hearing and talking ability in loud areas.

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I was just on TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL website just now. Frankly speaking this is the first time I was on their website. I realised that I have missed out a lot about PUBLIC SPEAKING. I hardly involved in any debating team or public speaking club such as the Toastmasters. The reason I am doing this is to register myself with the local club back home to improve my public speaking skills. The guys who wrote THE FAQBOOK ON PUBLIC SPEAKING i.e. Kelvin Lim and Eric Feng have really taught me a lot. Now is the time for me to practice and practice. I need that stage time. I have promised myself to jump at any opportunity to speak, ask questions at public conference and to be the emcee at events. The first time may not be perfect but, as I get more “stage time” I know my skills will improve.

STAGE FRIGHT CAN BE QUICKLY ELIMINATED THROUGH DOING MORE AND MORE PUBLIC SPEAKING

There are many reasons why I believe public speaking is a “must” skills that I need to have. It has been proven that people with good communication skills are more likely to be promoted to leadership positions, and good leaders need communication skills to be effective. Take a look at Barrack Obama and I know a lot of my friends who progressed at a faster rate than the rest of their colleagues, at one time in their life involved in some kind of debate team. I need to be able to speak confidently to persuade people to buy into my ideas.

Funny enough, lately I find myself talking to myself, testing my impromptu speech skills. It’s doing the table topic rounds at the Toastmasters Club. Here is a little something from Parkcity Toastmasters Club on the subject of Table Topic. So far I can see a notable difference in myself. I speak at a much steady pace, with modulating tones. I guess I attribute it to the combination of the  THE FAQBOOK ON PUBLIC SPEAKING and frequent practice. In the book, Eric mentioned that PUBLIC SPEAKING is like swimming. When you first start, you are bound to be apprehensive and nervous. You would be extremely terrifying to be thrown into the deep end of the pool. It takes several lessons and practices later that you manage to get over your fear. There you go. If you have not gotten their book, I suggest you do it now before it’s too late. There is no better start than now! I know that there are training programmes out there offering PUBLIC SPEAKING COURSES. But trust me, it’s the same knowledge that you will be getting in this book. Plus you only get to practice once at the course. But with your ownself, you can practice as many times as you want to your heart’s content.

EXPRESSING CONFIDENCE

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We need to understand a very basic fact. Women are naturally, automatically attracted to guys that are confident and comfortable with themselves and the lady. It’s thousands of years of “Survival Instinct” subconsciously and sometimes even consciously, programmed into their heads. Confident men, often referred to in psychological books as the “Alpha Male” are viewed by females as the natural born leaders. They’re the strong and self reliant providers and that’s what they instinctively want to attract to themselves and what they feel safe being attracted to. It’s all a matter of mentally programmed survival instinct.

Plus, women like to feel like women and want to be around a guy who makes them feel like a woman. That’s accomplished by a dude that seems strong, powerful, secure, and has his proverbial “shit” together. So, does this mean that if we weren’t born with these natural personality traits, then we are simply out of luck and aren’t going to get the babes? Well, that’s what it used to mean. But now we have a couple of secret weapons that’ll change your life and your luck with the ladies forever. The names of those secret weapons are “Self-Hypnotic Suggestion” and “Self-Subconscious Implantation!”

You see, somewhere along the road most of us some how got “f**ked up” in the head by someone. It could be a parent, or sibling, maybe a relative or neighbor. Perhaps it was a teacher, or some other culturally accepted authority figure, maybe even a total stranger. Or, as is most often the case, we simply did it to ourselves.

The human mind is like a computer – whatever you program into the computer, is what you are going to get out of it. Sometimes, if your inputting skills are lacking or if there is a flaw or glitch in the system, what comes out is distorted, warped and barely recognizable as what was intended to be filed away for safe keeping.

So, a misunderstanding with a friend, a harsh comment by a teacher, a cruel word by a parent, or even simply being turned down when making an early attempt to steal a kiss or hold a girls hand while walking, can create devastating effects. Left alone and unchallenged, they will debilitate and subconsciously handicap a guy for life, until he takes the time to go back in and “Re-Program” out the garbage information and replace it with the “Proper Data” that will be useful and effective for him to run a successful love life!

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I never stopped to wonder with the words coming out of President Elect BARRACK OBAMA. It’s something that inspires me all the time. The tone and the way he connects with people through his words is simply amazing. Because of that, I present to you the full text of BARRACK OBAMA’S VICTORY ACCEPTANCE SPEECH below:

FULL TEXT:
PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA: If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

Its the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.

Its the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.

Its the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

Its been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.

I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and hes fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nations promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nations next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy thats coming with us to the White House. And while shes no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics - you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what youve sacrificed to get it done.

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to - it belongs to you.

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didnt start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington - it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generations apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.

I know you didnt do this just to win an election and I know you didnt do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how theyll make the mortgage, or pay their doctors bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who wont agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government cant solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way its been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years - block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek - it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.

So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, its that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers - in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.

Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House - a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn - I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world - our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down - we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security - we support you. And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.

For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one thats on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. Shes a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing - Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldnt vote for two reasons - because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

And tonight, I think about all that shes seen throughout her century in America - the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we cant, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

At a time when womens voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that We Shall Overcome. Yes we can.

A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves - if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time - to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth - that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we cant, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:

Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.

Summary: The focus is always on the people, which is you! Talking about possibilities and power within each and everyone of us. He is a life proof of a great American Dream.

If you feel, you need a jumpstart on your public speaking skills and be like OBAMA, you may want to learn from these guys (Eric Feng and Kelvin Lim) who are champions at PUBLIC SPEAKING. Whether you are using the skills in business or making it a career, Eric Feng and Kelvin Lim is probably the first place you want to start. Overcoming anxiety is no longer a problem. Conquer fear. The book has been solid basis for persuasive speech and public speaking classes in Singapore. Learn how to be humorous at the same time. You will learn how to use case studies, demonstrations, visual aids, games and lots more to get your audience interested.

After reading the book, the next step is to practice, practice and practice. You can do this by doing the following (as recommended by Eric and Kelvin):

1. Volunteer to emcee at your company’s event or your child’s birthday party
2. Give a toast at your friend’s wedding
3. Ask a question at a conference (during the Q&A session)
4. Join a Toastmasters meeting (speak at the Table Topics segment)
5. Conduct a mini workshop for your friends on a topic that you are an expert on (say cooking)
6. Speak up at your department’s meeting
7. Volunteer to deliver a presentation on behalf of your team in school
8. Attend a business networking event - find opportunities to speak up
9. Say hello to strangers on the way to work or school
10. Volunteer to teach at a non-profit organization
11. Videotaped yourself delivering a speech and then get professional feedback
12. Search for speeches and scripts on youtube and then recreate them.
13. Do a stand up comedy gig (warning: not for the faint hearted)
14. Have a boys or girls night out and take the chance to share some of your juicy stories with them.
15. Attend a public speaking program!

THE FAQ BOOK ON PUBLIC SPEAKING - CLICK HERE

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Think and Grow Rich is a classic book on how to get rich or achieve whatever you set out to have. Here’s a summary of Napoleon Hill means in Chapter 1 - Desire:

Wishing will not bring riches, but desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognise failure will BRING RICHES!

To reinforce your desire, you need to do these (6 things):

First:

Fix your mind the exact amount of money you desire.

Second:

Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire.

Third:

Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.

Fourth:

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once whether you are ready or not to put this plan into action

Fifth:

Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, time limit for its acquisition, what you intend to give in return for the money, describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.

Sixth:

Read your statement aloud, twice daily . As you read, see and feel and believe yourself already in possession of the money.

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Since I am a Malaysian, I just couldn’t help but writing some local content on this blog. A few weeks ago I had the chance to conduct an interview with a fresh graduate from Universiti Teknologi MARA or UiTM. From the papers, I could see that she is quite brilliant, topping 3.5 GPA, every semester and many Dean’s awards in tow. But I have a bad feeling with the candidate as from our email communication, it really shows that English Language is not her strong point. Even though my standard is no where near the mother tongue speaker, and being very casual about English at times, her level of English somehow managed to disturb my linguistic balance. We called her for an interview nevertheless.

However, it came as no surprise to us as she stuttered with her language. With this you can effortlessly tell that she:

• has no interest in the language
• has not been watching English programmes or reading English books/newspapers
• her thinking is limited to Malay news and books

May be you want to blame me for making such a big assumption and landing to such quick conclusion. But from my experience, that has always been the case. From what I understand, the lecturing in UiTM and other public universities in Malaysia are in English language. After 3-5 years learning in the subject, you should be able to already master the language. At least, writing in English with proper grammar and spelling. But she failed on both accounts. Who is to blame other than the individual herself. Definitely not the government! I don’t come from an English-speaking environment, but did struggle in the early years through primary and secondary schools. But there is a realisation within me that English is important and I remember keep referring to my Oxford English dictionary for new words and idiomatic expressions every day as a preparation for my English 1119 exam. I kept reading News Straits Times and Jeffrey Archer’s books, Time magazine and Newsweek. I remember subscribing to Newsweek not for the news but more for the sophisticated English that I could learn. But students learning English these days don’t even have to go to that extent. You have internet. Always choose to browse English content website and keep your English dictionary by your side every time you do it. Stop blaming the government and the environment for your non-proficiency in the language. If you are too embarassed to speak in English to your friends, speak to yourself when you are alone.

With no English, you are less marketable, just like the UiTM student that I mentioned above. Many big companies with international reputation will not recruit people who are English language handicapped. These companies demand an individual who can talk, present ideas and write in English well.

There are no two ways about this. Even in KL, if you work as a salesgirl, being able to speak in English is an advantage and you will be very valuable and can demand more in salary. Most local graduates have options to answer in Malay in their exams. Such is the environment that there is no push for them to sharpen their skills in the language. It only sets you back about RM 40 for an Oxford Advanced Learners’ English Dictionary, the cost of a meal, a movie and a pack of cigarettes. Think about it.

What worries me is that even some the lecturer in colleges are not fluent in English. In secondary schools, a significant number of teachers teaching Maths and Science subjects failed their english competency exams more than 3 times. For people like these, because of the failure, they should take a huge pay cut, as an incentive to improve themselves. This is the only way. Not by giving extra cash for those who are fluent. Scientifically, people are more afraid of losing than gaining!

MALAYSIA should organise national level English-speaking competition beyond English debate between schools and universities. This should involve more students with big rewards. This will excite the nation, just like the Chinese’s CCTV Cup English-speaking competition.

CCTV CUP ENGLISH SPEAKING COMPETITION

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T Harv Eker famously known for his phrase “Give me 5 minutes of your time and I can tell you whether you will be successful down the road”. How can you really tell whether you are programmed for success? You will know where you will be in the next five years by asking yourself the following questions:

• I know more about Mawi, Ikin and Memey Suhaiza or Blake Lively than Napoleon Hill or Anthony Robbins;
• I know more about Gossip Girl and Beverly Hills 90210 series than I know about the content of Think and Grow Rich book by Napoleon Hill;
• I expect fate to turn my luck around instead of setting own goals for my life and act upon them;
• I keep coming up with excuses instead on focusing on solution to achieve my goals
• I keep delaying my actions and lacking commitment on the actions needed to achieve my goals

If you think you do not have any of the characters described above, well done. You are already on your way achieve success and realising whatever you want in life even dating the cutest and sexiest girl alive!

According T Harv Eker again “Your current blueprint will stay with you for the rest of your life, unless you identify it and change it.” Mahatma Gandhi once said ” Be the Change You Wish To See In The World!”

SUET LI THINKING WHERE LIFE WILL TAKE HERE AFTER HER GRADUATION..

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The easiest way to achieve success is to copy those who are already successful in their area and replicate it for yourself. It may be easier said than done, but it’s certainly not magic. Find out what business he is in, how he does his business, how he takes care of his customers, how he talks, how he thinks etc. Improve whatever skills and knowledge that you are lacking now to be where your icon is now! Public speaking, marketing skills, commitment to goals are all part of the things that you need to copy. Once you have them, you can see yourself going up, and higher.

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If you have already started taking actions towards achieving your goals, make sure that you keep the action momentum going. Fast tempo seems to go hand in hand with all great success. Developing this tempo requires that you start moving and keep moving at a steady rate.

The Key Action to Orientation
When you become an action-oriented person, you activate the “Momentum Principle” of success. This principle says that although it may take tremendous amounts of energy to overcome inertia and get going initially, it then takes far less energy to keep going.

Increase Your Energy
The good news is that the faster you move, the more energy you have. The faster you move, the more you get done and the more effective you feel. The faster you move, the more experience you get and the more you learn. The faster you move, the more competent and capable you become at your work.

Get Onto the Fast Track
A sense of urgency shifts you automatically onto the fast track in your career. The faster you work and the more you get done, the higher will be your levels of self-esteem, self-respect and personal pride.

Talk to Yourself Positively
One of the simplest and yet most powerful ways to get yourself started is to repeat the words, “Do it now! Do it now! Do it now!” over and over to yourself. If you feel yourself slowing or becoming distracted by conversations or low value activities, repeat to yourself the words, “Back to work! Back to work! Back to work!” over and over. Continue to visualise your goals and the satisfaction from achieving your goals. Go back to your vision board.

Get A Reputation for Speed
In the final analysis, nothing will help you more in your career than for you to get the reputation for being the kind of person who gets important work done quickly and well. This reputation will make you one of the most valuable and respected people in your field.

Action Exercises
Practice makes perfect! Pick up the tempo! Whatever you are doing, resolve to move faster than ever before.

Do you know that 90% of the people who go to personal development programme or workshop fail to change their lives? You can make sure that you are NOT one of them by reading this amazing secrets.

source: Brian Tracy

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We have listened to Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama and we must also have secretly been wondering how they all can reach to that level of oratory greatness. There are lots of techniques on how you can achieve the same level of charismatic fluency. Of course, first and foremost, you must be confidence and feel comfortable in speaking in public. You are just so lucky today as I am in a very good mood. I am giving away for free one of the best-selling ebook on the internet “HOW TO BE A PUBLIC SPEAKING SUPERSTAR”. How to be a Public Speaking Superstar will show you EXACTLY how to have Obama’s golden tongue which can draw out enthusiastic responses from the bottom of people’s hearts and stimulate them to agree unreservedly to your discussion.

This book is a condensed write-up of powerful principles and easy-to-follow steps to writing and delivering spectacular speeches.

It will give you the crucial answers to such questions as:

• “How do effective speakers really captivate their audience?How can they influence people by mere words?
• What can I do to be as successful as they are?
• How can I really conquer speech fright?”

According to a recent survey, more people are afraid of public speaking than they are of dying. This goes on to show the importance of PUBLIC SPEAKING!

You may download this amazing ebook by clicking this LINK. Start talking and sway your audience now!

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