Slideshare is a tool for sharing power point presentations just as youtube is for sharing video clips. I stumbled upon slideshare and this is my first attempt to test out how the system works.
Using slidecast and zipcast, slideshare can be used to hold presentations to users from all around the world through the internet. [...]

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If you ever were afraid of public speaking, just watch this little girl.

The story of Jonah from Corinth Baptist Church on Vimeo.

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I first heard of the term Pecha Kucha from an instructional skills workshop I recently took.  A classmate presented a mini-lesson on Pecha Kucha.   Pecha Kucha (ペチャクチャ?), correctly pronounced in four syllables as “Peh-cha kuh-cha”, with an emphasis on the first syllable.  It is a Japanese term for “chit-chat”.
In one sentence, Pecha Kucha can [...]

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This is a very insightful speech by Daniel Goleman who spoke to the staff at Google.    Through technology and Youtube, we are able to participate and benefit from his speech, in the comfort of our tiny cubicle or office.  Hope you enjoy the above video as much as I do.
New York Times science writer Daniel [...]

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