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...comments + stuff from Get Good Motivational Speaker and Presentation Coach Lee Jackson. He is also the past President of the Professional Speaking Association https://www.leejackson.org

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Comparison is one of the biggest killers of hopes, dreams and happiness. My name is Lee Jackson, I'm going to be the person I'm supposed to be. How about you?

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Reason 548 why people don't get any training on their presentation slides! 100 ppl will get 50% my e-learning package today - link in bio! http://bit.ly/PPSUdemy50offlaunch100

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I've had some great Christmas presents this year - loved this :)

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Caption competition - the funniest caption submitted by the end of the 17th December will receive a free Powerpoint Surgery book and pass to my Powerpoint Surgery online masterclass worth over £150! Go for it...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/05/optoma-ml750-review-ultra-portable-led-projector-unboxing-review-from-a-pro-speaker-lee-jackson/

Optoma ML750 review Ultra-portable LED Projector Unboxing + review from a Pro Speaker Lee Jackson (video)

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Professional speaker Lee Jackson ( http://leejackson.biz ) reviews the very small Optoma ML750 Ultra-portable LED Projector he unboxes it and gives a hands on, no frills review for other speakers, trainers and business users…

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/05/sick-of-bad-stock-photos-for-your-slides/

Sick of bad stock photos for your slides? Try http://deathtothestockphoto.com

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As we all get sick of those sickly photos of people with headsets pointing longingly into the distance, there is help at hand! There are many new photo stock sites now, to replace the bad stock photos, where you can get free and premium photos for use on your slides or blogs and in my humble...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/the-key-to-a-good-team-at-work/

The key to a good team at work

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Here is a nugget that I sometimes share when speaking at leaders and managers events. I learnt this twenty years ago and it just stuck somehow. Sometimes it’s good to go over the stuff that we probably do know but can forget in the busyness of our working lives. The key to a good team at...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/finland-schools-throw-down-the-gauntlet-to-english-schools-subjects-scrapped-and-replaced-with-topics-as-country-reforms-its-education-system-via-the-independent/

Finland schools throw down the gauntlet to English schools... Subjects scrapped and replaced with 'topics' as country reforms its education system via The Independent

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Wow this is very challenging for the top brass in the Dept. For Education. So often in the past few years Finland and Singapore amongst others have been lauded as the top countries to emulate… …and now they want to scrap some subject teaching. How will that fit with OFSTED and the ob...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/how-to-pass-exams-part-20-superman-muhammad-ali-and-the-air-steward/

How to pass exams - Part 20 - Superman, Muhammad Ali and the air steward!

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How to pass exams – Part 20 Superman, Muhammad Ali and the air steward! The heavyweight boxer Mohammed Ali was amazing, I saw him in a Leeds bookshop a few years ago. He is probably the greatest sports star of all time and was known to be quick witted. Interviewers loved him as he ...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/how-to-pass-exams-part-19-the-3rs/

How to pass exams - Part 19 - The 3R’s

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How to pass exams – Part 19 – The 3R’s “At the end of the day it’s really all about people.” Will Smith Before we come in to land, there’s just one more tip to help you, one more thing that you may not hear very often, it’s what I call the 3R’s.  The 3R’s aren’t Reading, wRiting and ...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/how-to-pass-exams-part-18-keep-on-going-keepongoing/

How to pass exams - Part 18 - Keep on going! #keepongoing

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How to pass exams – Part 18 – Keep on going!! “Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.” Josh Billings U.S. funny man (1818 – 1885) In all the years I’ve been in education this one above all is important; When w...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/how-to-pass-exams-part-17-join-in-the-opportunity-to-serve-and-see-your-job-prospects-rise/

How to pass exams - Part 17 - Join in the opportunity to serve and see your job prospects rise!

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How to pass exams – Part 17 – Join in the opportunity to serve and see your job prospects rise! Over the summer and in the holidays what are you going to do which isn’t all about you, but is about serving others too? Simon Glass is a former pupil of Allerton High School in Leeds and ...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/how-to-pass-exams-part-16-serve/

How to pass exams - Part 16 - Serve

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How to pass exams – Part 16 – Serving your fellow adventurers “If there is one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view, and see things from that person’s angle, as well as from your own.” Henry Ford (the first person to make mass produced car...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/powerpoint-surgery-tips-to-create-presentation-slides-that-make-your-message-stick-not-suck/

PowerPoint Surgery - Tips to create presentation slides that make your message stick, not suck!

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PowerPoint Surgery – Tips to create presentation slides that make your message stick, not suck! Lee Jackson “If your words or images are not on point, making them dance in colour won’t make them relevant…Power corrupts, PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.” Edward Tufte, Yale Eme...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/how-to-pass-exams-part-15-get-good/

How to pass exams - Part 15 - Get good!

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How to pass exams – Part 15 – Get good!  “A genius! For 37 years I’ve practised 14 hours a day and now they call me a genius!” Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908) Violinist and composer I was speaking at a school assembly once, as I walked into the hall there were flyers all over the pla...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/how-to-pass-exams-part-14-generating-ideas/

How to pass exams - Part 14 - Generating ideas and writers block

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How to pass exams – Part 14 – Generating ideas “Ideas light the way to success.” Even though I can remember a whole talk lasting an hour or more, I can’t remember a fleeting thought and I bet you can’t either. And now, a quick word about generating ideas. My technique is simp...

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New Post: http://leejackson.org/2015/03/free-collins-gcse-revision-planner/

Free Collins #GCSE Revision Planner!

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My publisher Collins are giving away this simple GCSE Revision planner a great way to get going in your revision and study skills Collins-Revision-Timetable-download <— just click there or save as to get it free.