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1617 days ago Ramon Thomas

Why you should dump your girlfriend this December

As a Dating Coach and blogger I keep up with what other dating experts are saying. One of my favourites is a guy called Evan Marc Katz, who wrote two books: I Can't Believe I'm Buying This Book and Why You're Still Single. Anyway he makes a very good argument why December is in fact a good time to start new relationships because people are not in work mode. And so even though all he says is true I'm going to go with an opposing view from my favourite radio jock, Tom Leykis: DTB Read More →

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1618 days ago Ramon Thomas

How to use Skype and make VOIP calls for beginners in South Africa

Skype allows users to make telephone calls from their computer to other Skype users free of charge, or to landlines and cell phones for a fee. Unlike most other VOIP (Voice-over-Internet) software, Skype uses a peer-to-peer model, which is the most efficient way for transferring large amounts of data over the Internet, in a distributed method. An d so when a Skype user calls another for a voice call or video conference there no extra costs. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer, SMS, video conferencing Read More →

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1622 days ago Ramon Thomas

Cape Town celebrates its unique innovation in the IT industry

The Cape IT Initiative (CITI) concluded a bumper year last night announcing the winners of its VIP Graduate Club and Women in IT programme. Kathy McCabe was announced as the overall winner in the Women in IT programme. McCabe runs Radical Learning, which supplies bespoke learning software as well as training to a number of underprivileged schools in the Western Cape. Kathy epitomises what CITI stands for. Not only is she a smart and dynamic woman, but her work is furthering the growth of IT amongst our young people. By exposing them to IT at a young age we Read More →

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1622 days ago Ramon Thomas

Link To Your World podcast interview

Recently I was approached to do an interview about the rise of the individual with Link To Your World. Some of the points I discussed was how I moved from working in the corporate sector to starting my own business. And I also discussed the power of social networking and social influence to position you as an expert in your industry. You can download or listen to the podcast interview with Mike Orshan here. Read More →

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1626 days ago Ramon Thomas

7 Steps on How to get over Your ex-Girlfriend

I received this question via my Facebook profile recently: I thought I was over her... but thoughts of her come back to haunt me...and it seems it affects me when I try and get something new going with other women... and I'm there but I'm not there... you know what I mean? What would be a sure fire hit of getting over the ex? My response: You believe the lie most people do - that you are empty or incomplete without being in a relationship. There is no short answer to this question but here's some immediate steps to take immediately Read More →

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1631 days ago Ramon Thomas

The Cluetrain to getting cosier with Your Clients

This is a column I wrote for the Institute of Directors' Directorship magazine - Download the scanned article here: The Cluetrain to getting Cosy with your Clients. Here's the full article. "A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter—and getting smarter faster than most companies." Cluetrain Manifesto Read More →

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1632 days ago Ramon Thomas

Interview on the Virtuosity Programme with Dating Strategist Scot McKay

For the last year and half I've been communicating with Scot McKay, a fellow dating coach, based in Texas. Scot has been a sounding board for some of my ideas on dating and vice-versa. It's been incredible to he's rise in the dating community as a leading voice or balanced thinking. And more specifically having a more prolific output I've only seen exceeded by David DeAngelo (aka Eben Pagan). Anyway Scot has been using my Speed Dating ebook as a free Read More →

Speaking 8

1633 days ago Ramon Thomas

Be Like Water, my final Toastmasters speech for 2007

This was my final Toastmasters speech for the year and my 10th, which I passed. It is also the final speech in the first level: Competent Communicator: Madam Toastmaster, Ladies and Gentlemen... For the longest time I did not understand the difference between motivation and inspiration. However, as I kept studying and learning I believe the key difference is that motivation is when some external force is required to move you forward, while in inspiration, there is an inner force that directs you. And so if you consider for a moment how much of your ambitions, dreams or goals never Read More →

Monthly archive December, 2007

Why you should dump your girlfriend this December

How to use Skype and make VOIP calls for beginners in South Africa

Cape Town celebrates its unique innovation in the IT industry

Link To Your World podcast interview

7 Steps on How to get over Your ex-Girlfriend

The Cluetrain to getting cosier with Your Clients

Interview on the Virtuosity Programme with Dating Strategist Scot McKay

Be Like Water, my final Toastmasters speech for 2007

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