Should you get an MBA? March 1, 2008
Posted by John in Books, MBA Experience, Personal Development.Tags: Books, Personal MBA
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The biggest question to ask yourself is how much time and money are you willing to invest in yourself? Are you willing to spend up to two years advancing your knowledge and exposing yourself to new concepts? Are you willing to forgo a lot of money you could be earning during that time? Or are you willing to do it on the side or even be aggressive in your pursuit of on the job training?
There are plenty of resources if you’re willing to develop yourself without the degree and books are always a great place to start. The Personal MBA was started with the purpose of finding the best books to educate yourself in the field of business. You can find their excellent reading list here.
Two Excellent Books on Communication February 28, 2008
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Two great books on communicating more effectively
* Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
* Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
I feel that the these two books are a worthy addition to anyone’s library who is looking to communicate more effectively.
I have seen people focus on the powerpoint slides themselves during presentation as though they are sole object of importance. So much so that they put their back to the audience so that they could also admire their handiwork on screen.
What Presentation Zen and its accompanying blog advocate is an different approach than we traditionally see when PowerPoint is involved. Advice includes driving home the point that slides support you as a speaker, and are not by themselves the message. Reynolds also suggests a separate report for extra information that may be relevant but may weaken the may point of your presentation. There are a variety of tips and advice for improving your message making this book worthwhile for anyone who presents regularly.
Made to Stick is an excellent break down of what are key elements to making a message or idea “stick”. Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen wrote a good summary of what Made to Stick is about and it can be found here.
