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China Toastmasters and My First Speech Competition

 

  In September I moved to China to do my MBA degree at Ningbo University. Before I left South Africa I wanted to make sure there is an active China Toastmasters community. I was not disappointed after participating in my first Speech competition last Sunday.   Toastmasters International is a worldwide organisations that teaches communication…

More than 80% of Smartphones Remain Unprotected from Malware and Attacks

 

 New findings from leading hi-tech analysts, Juniper Research, find that more than 80% of the total enterprise and consumer-owned smartphone device base will remain unprotected through 2013, despite a steadily increasing consumer awareness of mobile security products. These consumers need to know what is malware and how it will harm the security of their devices….

Don’t Send E-mail to Important People on Monday Mornings

 

 Why? Because it will get lost in the shuffle of massive minutia most heavy hitters face every Monday morning. Instead, send your significant communication Sunday afternoon. (Unless it’s a complaint.) This gets their relatively undivided attention because most VIPs check their business messages before the work week begins. That’s one of the reasons he or…

Changes #trending, opportunities knocking in education sector

 

 Josh Adler: I’m quite new to education, but completely immersed and have much to say. I thought I’d focus my crystal ball on a broad range of education industry issues, and wanted to avoid at all costs penning another “Have you heard about Khan Academy?” piece, (But now that that’s done)… 1. Practice-based learning takes…