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Because a business presentation is meant to inform, motivate, and create a call to action, PowerPoint is commonly used in business meetings as an aid to the topic at hand. Despite the proliferation and simplicity of this visual aid, the misuse of PowerPoint technology frequently ends up detracting from the original intent of the meeting. You can create and deliver a powerful PowerPoint presentation if you understand these four cardinal rules....

While wedding planners don’t save lives, they do, however, serve an important role in the lives of many engaged couples. A wedding planner can help the happy couple create an occasion that they’ll always remember and will likely consider as one of the most special days in their lives. Successful events are beautiful, memorable and as stress-free as possible for the bride, groom, and all of their guests. Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Wedding Planner?...

It’s easy to overlook the nonprofit sector while you’re job hunting or considering your future career. That might be a mistake, though. Nonprofit organizations have been the third-largest employer for several years. Until recently, the nonprofit sector grew faster than the for-profit. According to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Studies, between 2007 and 2017, the nonprofit job market grew three times faster than jobs in the for-profit world....

Should you buy insurance for your business online? For many small business owners, the answer is yes. In 2017, global professional services firm PwC asked 2,100 small businesses in 14 countries whether they preferred buying insurance online, face-to-face, or via the telephone. While less than a quarter of the respondents had bought digital insurance products in the past, 48% of those who planned to switch carriers within the next five years said they’d prefer to buy their coverage online....

Dog walkers visit the homes of their clients to take dogs out for daily exercise. The job can be a good fit for those who want independent workdays, are self-starters, and love animals. Dog Walker Duties & Responsibilities The job generally requires the ability to perform the following duties: Provide exercise for clients’ dogs (usually in half-hour or one-hour increments). Pick up and dispose of dog droppings during walks. Check dogs’ food and water supply to make sure basic needs are met after walks....

Email is 40 times more effective than Facebook or Twitter at acquiring new customers, making it one of the most powerful digital marketing tools for small businesses. Plus, email marketing is relatively cost-effective, and with the variety of email marketing platforms available, there is a solution for every type of business. Of course, email marketing is only effective for small business owners who take the time to cultivate their email lists and send consistent and relevant messages, so coming up with compelling email marketing campaigns is a key part of the process....

Sometimes when people become distraught or dangerous criminals get cornered, they can threaten harm to others to save themselves. Bank robberies, barricaded suspects, and hijackings can all give rise to crises that require special skills and tactics to bring a peaceful resolution. That’s where a hostage negotiator comes in. What Do Hostage and Crisis Negotiators Do? Often part of SWAT team call-outs, police hostage negotiators respond to crisis situations where hostages have been taken or where suicidal or dangerous individuals have barricaded themselves in and refuse to give themselves up....

Have you ever dreamed of being a Wheel of Fortune winner? Even if you’re not a great puzzle solver and you never get on the air, you can still win from Wheel of Fortune. Simply sign up for a Spin ID from Wheel of Fortune’s Wheel Watchers Club and you’ll have the chance to win special sweepstakes and giveaways that Wheel of Fortune offers. How to Get a Wheel of Fortune Spin ID...

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The news is filled with stories about the robust job market and historically low levels of unemployment. Does that mean it will be easy for unemployed college graduates to find jobs? Not necessarily, especially for graduates in non-technical majors and those with limited internship experience. Research by the National Association of Colleges and Employers indicates that it takes 7.4 months, on average, for a new college graduate to find employment....

In 1946, entrepreneur William Rosenberg founded a company that delivered meals and snacks to factory workers in the Boston area and called it Industrial Luncheon Services. While selling food in factories and at construction sites, Rosenberg noticed that the two most popular items he sold every day were coffee and doughnuts. Convinced he could make more money focusing on just those two items, he closed Industrial Luncheon Services in 1948 and opened a doughnut shop in Quincy, Massachusetts, called the Open Kettle, which he renamed to Dunkin’ Donuts a year later....

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a racing game for Xbox 360. This is the ninth installment in the Need for Speed series. This article covers the Xbox 360, but we also have Need for Speed: Most Wanted cheat codes for the PC. Cheat codes give you free upgrades and unlock bonus challenges. Christian Frausto Bernal/Flickr/CC 2.0 These cheats apply to the Xbox 360 version. There are also cheats for Need for Speed: Most Wanted on PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox version....

This outline of post-incorporation procedures is for those who have newly incorporated a company in Canada. It answers the question, “What are the next steps to take once I’ve received my certificate of incorporation?” Once you’ve finished the process of incorporation, there are several more important steps to make sure you get your newly incorporated company off to the right start. Purchase a Corporate Minute Book Once you have received your certificate of incorporation, you need to start keeping a corporate minute book, as the law requires that certain corporate records be maintained and kept at your corporation’s records office....

You can use the Pick-a-Partner ice breaker to warm up a group and enable participants at a meal to get to know each other quickly. While the ice breaker can be used to start off a day’s session, it is most effective when participants break for lunch. Several variations of the basic ice breaker are suggested so that you can add variety on different days of your meetings and match the ice breaker to the needs of your training, meeting, or team-building group....

There is a perfect gift for everyone, but sometimes, recognizing that perfect gift can be a challenge. This can be true for anyone you buy gifts for, especially small business owners, who may have certain routines, equipment, and needs that you need to take into account in order to identify the perfect gift. To help you figure out what to get your favorite small business owner for the holidays, in celebration of a birthday or big accomplishment, or just as a token of your appreciation, here are 10 practical and affordable business gift ideas that cover some of the most common needs of small business owners....

Runner-Up, Best Overall: Mario Party 4 Out of all the four Mario Party games released on the Gamecube, Mario Party 4 takes the cake. The Gamecube classic brings 50 new mini-games that many critics feel are the most fun and accessible in the series. Mario Party 4 takes the formula of the N64 titles but updates the graphics with 3D game boards. The game stands out among the series by offering some of the most enjoyable music and well designed mini-game experiences like Booksquirm (where you and others would pass through holes in the flipping pages of a giant book), Beach Volley Folley (a mini volleyball game) and Dungeon Duos (a two-on-two game where you navigate through a dungeon full of obstacles)....

A dynamic, or round, character is a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict and is changed by it. Dynamic characters tend to be more fully developed and described than flat, or static, characters. If you think of the characters you most love in fiction, they probably seem as real to you as people you know in real life. These are dynamic characters; this is sometimes also referred to as the depth of characterization....

Need a free, sample job offer letter that is suitable for most employee job offers? The job offer letter is provided to the candidate you have selected for the position you posted. Most frequently, the candidate and the organization have verbally negotiated the conditions of hire and the letter confirms the verbal agreements. This sample job offer letter is appropriate for most of the positions which you will seek to fill....

Tiger Woods had his first back surgery in 2014, two more in 2015, and a fourth in 2017. And that’s just the surgeries on his back. Woods has suffered a slew of injuries to other parts of his body, too, even before turning pro. Here’s a rundown of the major surgeries and injuries in Tiger Woods’ golf career: Tiger Woods’ Surgeries 1994: Removal of benign tumor from left knee. Woods was at Stanford at the time of this first surgery....

You’re familiar with Decision Theory (or Game Theory) whether you know it or not. You may have seen the movie A Beautiful Mind, about John Nash, who was a pioneer in this field. Or, you’ve probably discussed in a class or retreat the most famous decision theory case: The Prisoner’s Dilemma. In the Prisoner’s Dilemma, you have two prisoners who have committed a crime together, but you don’t have enough evidence to send them to jail for the term they deserve....