Month: June 2016

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Lead by example. Most of us have encountered this saying a few, if not many times throughout our lives. At one time or another one of our parents may have suggested we set a good example for a sibling. A coach or teacher may have suggested something similar as well. The game of business plays similar to the game of life and this timeless adage holds true throughout the small business world. One of the most effective ways any small business owner can motivate fellow team members is simply to lead by example.

Actions still speak louder than words, particularly when your behaviors and philosophies motivate others to be their best at work. Saying one thing and acting to the contrary only frustrates and de-motivates the team working with you. One of the quickest ways to weaken morale and wreak havoc on your business is to implement a new policy and procedure and immediately exempt yourself from complying.

Here are 10 useful strategies for modeling behavior that will foster loyalty, inspire your employees to be their best, and help your company continue grow:

1. Always tell the Truth. Promote honesty at all levels within your organization. Even small "white" lies must not be tolerated. Emphasize being honest across all levels and departments; hold everyone accountable to commitments that have been made within the organization. Besides spoken words, encourage everyone to maintain honesty by doing what they say; be on time, take responsibility for your actions, and most importantly, own any and all short comings or failures. Just think of the disgraced companies recently in the news that learned the hard way. With today's fluid transfer of information around the globe it is imperative that everyone in the organization practice and promote honest business practices.
2. Look outside your self and organization for advice . The most successful people throughout history surrounded themselves with a team of advisers that often were more skilled themselves. Show others in the organization that you take other people's advice seriously and that you are humble enough to know that regardless of where you sit within your company there are others that may have
3. Own your own shortcomings and share the success . The best way for a leader to lose credibility is to play the blame game. If you screw up, admit it. If you simply forgot, are late, miss a deadline, admit that too. In other words, step up to the plate every time and take responsibility for your actions. This encourages everyone to be accountable for what they do and say and set the right tone within your organization.
4. Praise often and openly. Being the boss does not mean that you have to continually critique your team and provide negative motivation. Everyone needs a kind word and encouragement now and then, not just your star performers. The more you reward those on your team, the more you'll notice motivated employees who continue do good work and in turn recognize each others efforts.
5. Inspire those around you. Focus on your mission and ensure all members of your team understand why there are here and what it is that you all do. Infuse your language (including written communication) with passion and purpose. Let people know that you're excited about what the company is doing, whether it's a new product launch, sponsorship of a major trade show, or recognition in a magazine.
6. Live the mission. Make sure that every employee from top-level management to the night janitorial crew understands and is able to articulate the mission of the company. It is critical that all team members understand what it is that they do and why they do it. Give people a mission, a compelling reason why they come to work every day, and you will inspire purpose. The more inspired and fired up your team is, the more likely everyone will continue to be fulfilled by the company's mission. Spend time articulating the mission and make sure that everyone associated with the organization understands how their individual roles benefits the company and the clients it serves.
7. Acknowledge those around you. Share success and responsibilities among all team members. Keep everyone actively engaged in the overall mission of the company and give credit to everyone that contributes to each successful task. Ensure that every team member is recognized for their unique contributions to the organization from time to time, and always share your own successes as if they were your team members. Let's face it, without them, you would not be able to do what you do.
8. Share the wealth. If the company is profitable initiate a bonus plan. Link all compensation to performance, especially the performance and profitability of the company. In order to be # 1 in your industry you are going to need to recruit and retain the best people in your field. Openly share financial information within your organization and motivate all team members to improve profitability and efficiency. The rewards must be consistent and measured against the company's success in order to help motivate.
9. Get down in the trenches. Show everyone that when a job needs to get done it gets done. This means checking in with your team on critical projects and rolling up your sleeves when needed. This does not mean sticking your nose in where it does not belong and taking unnecessary control. Be conscious of not taking back control of a project or task that was originally assigned to someone else. Instead, ask them what they need for support and go the extra mile to ensure they receive all the help they need. Show your employees that when things need to be accomplished you are able to assist anyone at any time within the organization.
10. Live in integrity. Motivating your employees through passion and purpose is important. At the same time they must believe that you walk the walk as much as you talk the talk. Do what you say and deliver on what you promise. Be early to meetings, finish what you start, and most importantly follow the mission of your organization.

By implementing these (10) strategies and leading by example you will be well on your way to fulfilling your purpose and mission within your business. As they say, "Do what you say and practice what you preach!" You'll be amazed by the results of following this timeless advice.

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Source by Kevin Aubrey

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Compound nouns are nouns that have been created by joining two words together.

There are three types.

– Joined (input / bathroom / waterpark)
– Open (post office / real estate / night watchman)
– Hyphenated (mother-in-law / jack-in-the-box)

When you are teaching compound nouns to your students it makes sense to spend the bulk of your time exploring the joined kind.

This is because open ones are easy to understand. They are really just commonly used adjective noun pairs.

In turn, hyphenated ones are rare. It is usually enough to introduce them and show a few examples.

With that in mind, here are some joined compound noun lesson ideas!

1. Write a mix of simple words on the board and ask your students to use them to create as many compound nouns as they can. Try these words – air back side hand bed death watch bed ear ache farm yard hand foot step hair line cut half way home made. After a few minutes ask four or five students to suggest other words to add to the list.

2. Focus on one word and see how many different endings you can find. For example: earache, eardrum, earlobe, earmarked, earmuff, earphone, earring, earshot.

A fun way to get younger students to come up with the answers is to offer cloze sentences that can only be answered with a compound noun that starts with word. For example: I have a very bad ear_____. A bad ear infection can cause the ear_____ to burst. I have an ear_____ that is pierced with two earrings. I have ear______ the page I want you to read.

Other good starting words are earth, grand, hand and head. A dictionary is a quick way to look up all the possible combinations.

3. Challenge your students to think of 100 compound nouns by the end of the week.

This works well if they have a page titled "100 Compound Nouns". They can start by ruling 4 or 5 columns and writing the numbers 1 to 100. This can be done each day as a class activity or as homework. A dictionary is a great resource for this activity.

This could be extended the following week by asking each student to contribute to a class collection. The words could be written on cards and pinned to a notice board or written on a large piece of cardboard. Setting a goal of 300 or more words can help to motivate the students.

This extension activity could also be a great small group task for those self-motivated students that thrive on challenges.

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Source by Sherry Goodrich

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Ten Ideas You Can Try Right Away

"Discipline is not the Enemy of Enthusiasm!"

– Morgan Freeman as Joe Clark

When it comes to Discipline in the schools, there are many well-publicized and well-marketed "systems". People sometimes get carried away with systems, or programs, structures, textbooks, etc., arguing passionately, for example, that block scheduling is better than traditional scheduling, or integrated math is better than traditional math, or whole language is better than phonics, or this discipline system is better than that discipline system. Similarly, real estate agents will include the name of various school districts in their advertisement for a particular home based on how beautiful the district's buildings are.

The focus, wrongly, is almost always placed on things, and not people. The truth of the matter is, and I'll wait while you etch it in stone, my system will do better than your system if my people believe in our system and are passionately committed to its success. So when you hear the arguments, ad nauseum, for this system over that system in the schools, know that it is not the "thing" that caused the success, but the caring and passionate people working within the system.

The rules of golf, my friends, state that you are permitted to have 14 clubs in your bag. In the "golf course" of life in the schools, do you remember the teacher who only had a "driver" in his or her bag?

As we approach the topic of School Discipline, we must begin with the a priori acknowledgement that the American Juvenile Justice System is built on a rehabilitative model. This starts with the understanding that kids- you were a kid too, remember- are not perfect, that they will make mistakes, and that it is our duty as grownups to help them acquire the social skills needed to function as a productive individuals in society . If the Juvenile Justice system is set up this way, then how much more so must the school disciplinary approach be one that attempts to assist young people so that they improve their inappropriate behavior and become productive individuals? Naturally, this means that kids are supposed to get second and third chances, and some attempts at modifying behavior might take several years.

If the people who work in the schools were able to actually "fly the plane" in all respects, there would be no "Zero Tolerance" policies, either, and you would not read about kindergarten kids getting expelled for having a nail file, or because they gave a member of the opposite sex a hug. These coward politicians love to show how tough they are by passing legislation to expel kindergarten kids for hugging somebody or having a pocket knife. Media people, please listen: No real educator would ever come up with a policy like that- even criminals get three strikes- the one strike baseball game was concocted by politicians trying to get votes, not the educators you criticize when this tragedy occurs!

In the Broadway Show Bye Bye Birdie, Paul Lynde, bemoaning the behavior of teenagers "today" (circa 1960) sings in one of the songs this phrase- posed as a question … "Why can not they be like we were, perfect in every way … what's the matter with kids today, etc.? " A school I attended as a child had this quote on the wall by John D. Rockefeller … "What I am to be, I am now becoming." So, everyone listen carefully … The kids you have right now or are going to have when you are out there teaching have not, unlike you, attained to perfection yet !!! However, perhaps through your caring efforts, patience, and rehabilitative strategies, they might get a few steps closer to the target- but they are not there just yet. So you will have discipline problems.

There are still teachers around who make kids stand in the corner and hold a dictionary in their outstretched arms or have someone write the dictionary, or "I must not talk in class" 500 times. We have all heard the horror stories of actions taken by teachers that do nothing but guarantee that the student will continue to do the wrong thing- often with greater enthusiasm. Do not forget the line from Bye Bye Birdie … they are not perfect yet like you! Remember also that we are not selling a system in this book. You can buy books and take courses. Our purpose in this chapter is to give you a variety of tools- more like 14 clubs for your disciplinary "golf bag" if you will. These are strategies that have a high degree of success and can effect quick change.

PROACTIVE vs. REACTIVE

1. Start With a Positive …

Very few kids are discipline problems the first day of school or the first week of school. You probably already have an idea about the reputation of most of your students because the grapevine has informed you. The kids that have the potential to be problems have parents who usually are also aware that their child is a problem because that same child is a problem at home. So when these parents come to school angry at you the teacher, it's really a case of misplaced aggression because it is their kid who is driving them over the edge. These same parents have literally cried on the telephone to me when they received good news about their child from the people at school- because it never happened before this. What's the message for you? While it's still early in the year- before the problems have manifested themselves, look for something positive that these potential problem individuals are doing and contact the parents to tell them the good thing that their child was doing.

Later, you will need the help of these parents to help change their child's behavior and they will remember this phone call and view you as a nice person- a fair person- maybe the first person in the school district who has ever said something nice about their child. When you call later, you begin by saying … "Hi Mrs. Smith. This is Mr. Jones from the school. You probably remember that we talked when I called you about the nice thing your daughter was doing in my class." Mom will say that yes, she remembers you. You then say, "I need your help with something." Then you explain the discipline problem that her daughter is involved with and ask her if she could get involved at home and perhaps, working together as a team, you and Mom can help the child to improve this problem she is now having. Most of the time, the parents will go out of their way to help you. They will also remind the child that you actually said something nice about them and we want to keep this nice teacher on our side- he's a friend. This potential problem child may start acting better anyway because he realizes that you also make good comments, not just negative ones like everyone else. This is an example of a teacher being PROACTIVE.

2. The Unknown Time-Out

Although this strategy works best with younger students, used sparingly, it will also be equally effective with high school students. Make a plan with one of the secretaries, the Athletic Director, the Principal in a smaller school, or some other person- perhaps the Librarian, the Nurse, Custodian, etc. You can arrange multiple destinations for the Unknown Time-Out maneuver. When you have one or more particularly difficult students or ones that start well but get mixed up in any of the commotion that occurs in class, you call one of the students up to you desk, hand him a colored envelope that has something in it with the name of the person the envelope is going to on it. You tell the student to take this envelope to the person and wait for a response and then bring the response back.

When the recipient of the envelope sees that particular student or that colored envelope, he or she knows what is going on and tells the student to sit in the waiting area while they get the answer ready. Now they take 10 minutes to prepare the response, give it to the student and tell the student to take it back to you. This student just got a "Time-Out" lasting perhaps 15 minutes without knowing it. This Proactive strategy kept the student from being yelled at again for what would have been his inevitable misbehavior, he has done something that seemed to be responsible, and so you the teacher comment on his reliability and thank him. The anticipated daily problem never occurred in the first place. In this process, the envelope, not the student, can be the indicator, so more than one teacher and additional students can be involved in this process. It is unlikely that the students- even high school students, will ever catch on to this strategy.

3. Inviting the Principal to Provide the Positive

If you had the pleasure to attend a Catholic Elementary School in the mid 50's, you may remember this- ruefully, I do. The report cards were distributed every 6 weeks, so every 6 weeks, the priest would come into class on a Friday to be involved in the process of handing out the report cards to 65 or so students in the class. As the Priest gave out the report cards, he always added a moment or two of editorializing. To this day, I have bad dreams about him saying … "Daniel. Hmmm. Let's see … My goodness, I know your Mother … The Poor Woman will be broken-hearted when she sees this awful report card. " Of course, everyone is sitting all prim and proper with their hands folded, but your buddies are looking at you and silently making faces and laughing all the while. All of this had quite the dramatic effect.

What's the message for you? DO NOT INVITE ANYONE IN FOR A NEGATIVE !!! But, invite the principal in and when he is there, publicly acknowledge the student by saying something like … "By the way Dr. Stevens (The Principal) Billy here has been one of my most improved students this report period- he is doing some very nice work! " – Or, "Billy, why do not you show Dr. Stevens your excellent Social Studies project?" Billy has been doing some excellent work lately Dr. Stevens! The principal knows that this is his cue to congratulate the child and talk more about how nice it is to see students behaving this way, etc. This is another very proactive way to reinforce any positive behavior being shown by a student who does not show it that often.

4. The Sandwich Technique

The Sandwich Technique comes to us from the world of sports psychology and has been an effective tool for modifying behavior and encouraging people for over 30 years. It has application to almost every area of ​​human endeavor- in fact, you can even use it with your spouse. It begins by getting a person's attention by saying something positive. We say this because, for the most part, whether you are a spouse, an athlete, or a misbehaving child, your ears tend to close when you sense that a negative comment is coming your way- we all tend to tune this stuff out. So we get people's attention by saying something positive first- the ears perk up. The positive is followed by what we really wanted to say- the criticism or negative and any disciplinary action that might be occurring. It is followed by a final upbeat and positive comment. Thus the negative is the Peanut Butter and Jelly, and the positive in front and at the end are the two pieces of white bread.

We'll leave it to you how best to apply it in other walks of life, but consider how it can be used in the school setting by looking at the following hypothetical:

Johnny misbehaved in you class again today. He's actually an intelligent individual who simply is not working to the best of his ability. He has shown flashes of brilliance, but for the most part, is usually at the center of any commotion that goes on in class- he's been turning in some sloppy work lately as well. Write a script of what you would say to Johnny making sure to apply the Sandwich Technique.

It might go like this: Johnny, you know that I like you- you and I have developed a pretty good friendship over the last couple of months have not we? That's why I am surprised that it is you I have to talk to so much. I have looked at your test scores and I have seen some of your work and it is excellent- you have the ability to be one of my brightest students. Here's the problem, though … this is the fourth time in a row that you have turned in such sloppy work. So I am going to just keep giving it back to you till you do it correctly, and I do not care if it takes you a month to do it correctly. You will have to come in after school to redo the work, Also, if you do not change the quality of your work, then I am going to have Mom and Dad come in, and you know what your father said he would do if I call him about you, do not you? What do you think would be a good way to fix this problem? (Avoiding the Yes-No question) All right. Let's get back to work, but I want you to know, I think you are a sharp kid, and I was just talking about you in a good way to Dr, Stevens. So let's start doing the work I know you are capable of. Etc. "

5. Divide and Conquer

In this situation, two students are a constant disruption in class. Take one of the students and treat him in a way that is a little less strident than the other. This can be done by rewarding one of the students for doing something right and making it seem as though he is not the real trouble maker in all of these class problems- it's the other guy. The second person will not stay too friendly with the first person, and the first person will begin to distance himself from the second person. You say to the first student, "You know Billy, I look at you as one of my better students and I do not think of you as a troublemaker like some students seem to be in this class. What do you think you could do to improve this problem? (Again, not a yes-no) Following the private discussion, you move Billy making sure to explain to him that you want to get him away from the problems so he can do good work and not be bothered all the time. The partners in crime will not be so friendly with each other after you take this action.

6. The Phone Call From Class

Signal for the misbehaving child to join you in the hallway. Tell the child that you have your cell phone "right here in your hand", and if you ever see this kind of behavior again, you are going to call his or her Mom at her place of work right here from class and the child is going to have to explain to her Mom the reason why the call is being made. The teacher then asks the student how happy he thinks his Mom is going to be to receive such a phone call from school when she is working? When he replies, "Not very happy", say, "Right, not very happy, so I expect to see some very quick improvement in your behavior- got that Billy? This is one time where a yes answer is all that is needed. The next day, or for the next few weeks or so, if Billy is acting out, the teacher merely holds the phone up and looks at it and then looks back to Billy. Billy will understand completely. Additionally, can you imagine the effect this will have on the other students, notably potential problem individuals when they find out that someone had to actually call his or her mother from class!

7. The Letter in the Drawer

Let's say that a child uses foul language in you class. First you tell him that this kind of language is not appropriate for class and that you and he are going to have to talk about this after class. Quietly, without any overreaction and typically after class, although there might be occasion to use this technique within earshot of classmates, you tell the student the following: You are really surprised that a person like him would be speaking like that. You then tell him to write down what he said on a piece of paper. Make sure all of the words and details are included in the writing. Then, with a flourish, you place the writing in a business envelope and put a stamp on it and tell the student that normally, this would go directly into the mail with a phone call to let Mom know it is coming. Also, you dramatically write out a disciplinary referral.

Then you might tell the student that you are going to give him a detention for his behavior, but since you the teacher are such a nice person, you are going to keep this letter and the referral in your desk for mow. If this behavior ever occurs again though, both of these items are being sent along with a second mailing for the additional offense. Then you tell the student that this will stay in your desk till the end of the marking period at which time you will dispose of it if he, the child, continues to behave properly. Like the technique involving the cell phone, if the child is starting to misbehave a few days letter, you can point to the letter or the referral as a silent reminder. The child will get the point and probably appreciate your kindness.

8. Invite Mom to come in

This is a great technique for improving everyone's behavior because one visit to your class by someone's Mom who sits right next to her normally misbehaving child for one or more periods and everyone will behave because they will fear that they might be next. Kids would rather have root canal than have Mom come in to sit next to them for an entire period or several periods. The process works like this: You make an effort ahead of time to establish a good working relationship with the Moms of some of your most significant problem individuals. You call Mom and invite her in because Junior is misbehaving. Mom comes to class and sits right next to her child and can remain for one or more days. Nobody wants to endure this humiliation. Do it just once and many of your discipline troubles will be over. The next day after the visitor leaves, the teacher can say … "Well, you saw a parent in here to visit because there were some problems I wanted her to see … who's next?" Do not expect any hands !!!

9. Involve the Guidance Counselor

Without fail, you will find guidance counselors more than happy to assist you in dealing with a student experiencing problems because it gives them the opportunity to do what they went to school to learn how to do. This is important to guidance counselors because, in the present national testing zeitgeist, they have all too often become the de facto assessment coordinators for their school. They have less time to actually counsel kids because much of their time is being spent checking bubble sheets, counting booklets, and filling out forms for the state as well as sifting through mountains of paperwork related to special education, for example. As a teacher who sees the same students on a daily basis, you know which students have the most pressing issues related to discipline and which ones would profit most from a visit with the counselor as opposed to a visit with the Principal or Dean of Students. Not every matter needs to go to the principal.

On the other hand, you are out there amidst the masses and you hear various stories about kids regarding things that are happening in their lives. Sometimes you have established enough of a rapport with a student that he or she shares it with you himself. Once a student was talking to me about where she was going for the holidays and matter of factly told me that she and her two sisters are from 3 different fathers and they would be going to see all of the fathers as well as the related grandparents, and even though one of the fathers used to "beat my Mom up", things are pretty good around the holidays as long as he does not get too drunk, etc. The child acted as though this was completely normal, and although she was a discipline problem now and then, after hearing this story, I looked at her much differently. I realized quickly that this was something that should involve the guidance counselor.

Remember also that kids spend more time around the people in school than the people at home, so you will often know immediately when a kid just does not look right which might be an indicator of sexual abuse, drug use, eating disorders, pregnancy, self abuse, etc. Maybe the grapevine knows about a death, a loss of a job, marital unrest, etc. You are the first line of defense in this process. The counselor has all of the right contacts and phone numbers of professionals that she can bring into the process. When a kid who was never a discipline problem starts to become one, or his work starts to take a negative turn, pay attention and do not just turn directly to the discipline code page in the student handbook. You and the counselor, working together, can be a great force for changing a kid's life- and the matter never has to get to the discipline office. Do not be upset, however, if after the counselor gets involved, he or she is unable to share all information about the child with you. There are some issues with Confidentiality involved, so maybe all you will hear is that "The matter is being taken care of." That might be all you are able to find out.

10. Careful About Examples

Do you remember the movie Home Alone? In it, Mc Cauley Culkin, the child who was left behind is talking to the old man who used to scare him. They are sitting in a church and the kid tells the old man that a certain third grader got "nailed" when kids found out that he wore dinosaur pajamas. If you are not careful about certain examples you speak about to misbehaving kids, you might get somebody "nailed". To clarify, if you had brothers or sisters, do you ever remember hearing this from either of your parents, "Why can not you be more like your brother who always makes the honor roll- he always does all of his work so neatly!

If, as a teacher, you make an example like this by saying, "Why can not you people in the back turn in neat work like Jimmy here- he is such a wonderful student?" … You may be insuring that poor jimmy is going to get "Nailed". The world of kids is difficult enough, do not put someone in peril because he or she is a model student. You can still have pageantry involving awards, but never expressed in a comparative way as in, "Jimmy got this, but look at you Billy, you only got this!" Your parents did that. It did not necessarily endear you to your brother or sister when the comparison was made.

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Source by Daniel Chandler

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If you are a Tupperware consultant, you may be wondering how you can take advantage of the coming season. Knowing that preparations are already well advanced in the big stores, what are some of the Tupperware sales strategies you can adopt? If you need some ideas on how to boost your sales for Christmas, check this out:

It is encouraging to know that even though unemployment figures remain high and the economy fragile, direct sales companies like Tupperware continue to thrive. This is good news on two fronts: 1) people still have money to spend, but are more selective on where they spend it, 2) recruiting figures continue to rise.

So, how do you take advantage and boost your sales for Christmas?

1) Take time to go over your training guide and information available on your website or upline. Attend regional training days to keep your marketing skills sharp and since you can learn so many new ideas, it is well worth investing the time.

2) Throw your own party. Invest in some new pieces (or beg and borrow from other reps) and give your evening a Christmassy theme. Make up bundles of different items that go well together and show them off as gift ideas.

3) Prepare and present the food in Tupperware, together with any unusual, fun recipes that can be handed out with orders. Try having a really easy Christmas recipe set out for your guests to use the kitchen equipment for themselves. "Those that try, buy" is a very true statement and works!

4) Make up a hamper of goodies to raffle for charity. You could offer a free ticket for anyone agreeing to host a party or sign up as a consultant, and take the raffle around each party. Not only will guests see Tupperware items on show, they will also have the chance to win some for themselves.

5) Book a stand at school or local Christmas fairs. Create attention by filling a jar with attractive sweets and have a competition to guess the number in the jar, or have trays of mince pies and panettone set out for people to try on your Tupperware. There may be a small financial outlay, but the rewards will be worth it.

6) If you do not have a large selection to show, see if you can share a table with a friend with different items that would complement yours.

7) Create flyers to hand out at your local shopping centre. Take your diary with you to pencil in prospective dates immediately.

8) Set up Facebook, Twitter or your own Website to generate more interest and advertise open events.

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Source by Olive Bush

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"Www-what are you doing?", "Today is sssssssunday.", "That is a … (block) kite." These are just some examples of utterances of people with stuttering. Also called stammering, stuttering as a speech and communication disorder is characterized by repetitions, prolongations and blocks that interfere with the forward flow of speech and effective communication. Stuttering can also be characterized by the inclusion of interjections such as "um", "uh" and "like" in between utterances. When these are often present when speaking, they may indicate the presence of the disorder of stuttering. Speech pathologists are the professionals that help stutterers. These professionals teach the stutterers during their therapies different ways to stop stuttering and methods to prevent them from recurring.

The different ways to stop stuttering taught to patients are under the broad category called PROLAM-GM. This is composed of types of changes implemented in the patient's speech to reduce the occurrence of stuttering events. The acronym stands for these intervention strategies that branch out to numerous techniques taught to stutterers. These strategies involve physiological manipulations, reduced rates, operant controls, length and complexity of utterance, attitude changes, monitoring, generalization, and maintenance.

What PROLAM-GM Stands For

The first set of ways to stop stuttering is physiological manipulations. These modify how the articulators (eg teeth, tongue, lips) are positioned when producing speech. These strategies are composed of breathy voice and soft contact. These two techniques teach the stutterer to whisper the utterances and produce the sounds as gently as possible, respectively. Second, rate manipulation, changes how fast the sounds are produced. This involves prolonging sounds and basically slowing down the production of sounds.

This is based on the belief that, prolonging and slowing the rate of production of speech will give the speaker more time to plan the production of sounds. Operant controls, the third set of ways to stop stuttering, are composed of positive and negative reinforcements given to stutterers every time they produce dysfluencies and stutter-free speech. Positive comments like "good job" and "very good" are believed to inhibit stuttering moments.

Length and complexity of utterance, fourth set of stop stuttering techniques, involves the systematic application of techniques from short to longer utterances. This gives the stutterer the chance to learn the techniques gradually. The patient will not be able to proceed to the application of techniques with words if he / she does not successfully apply them with syllables first. An attitude change, the fifth set of ways to stop stuttering, involves teaching the patient to eliminate the negative feelings that developed because of stuttering. This teaches the patient to look at the disorder from a better perspective.

The sixth set, monitoring, teaches the stutterer to be conscious of how his / her speech is produced, making him / her in full control over stuttering moments. This teaches the stutterer to monitor the moments of stuttering and his / her stutter-free moments. Generalization, the second to the last set of ways to stop stuttering, involves the transfer of fluency techniques to different environments with varying degrees of pressure. Generalization may first be done in the clinical setting, then at home, then at school or workplace. Maintenance, the last set of intervention strategies and ways to stop stuttering, seeks to prevent the relapse of stuttering moments and ensures the incorporation of the taught techniques in the stutterer's speech for good.

Why PROLAM-GM?

PROLAM-GM as one of the ways to stop stuttering targets the over-all speech of the patient. It involves the modification of the physical and emotional aspects of stuttering. It gives the patient a complete recovery plan because it gives life-long benefits. PROLAM-GM is incorporated in all types of speech therapies, making it one of the most tried and tested ways to stop stuttering.

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Source by Samuel Keith

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Children are prone to scatter things around the house. Anywhere you go, if you have kids at home, you are surely to see something scattered at the place where they have been for only two minutes. This is actually a very normal behavior of children as they still do not have the notion of what's neatly arranged and what is not. However, by teaching children to take care of their belongings at a young age, they would be able to integrate this behavior until they get older, and you would surely be thankful for it.

When children start going to preschool, like in nursery, it is the best time to start teaching them on how to take care of their belongings.

Try to designate a place for your child to keep his things at school such as his books, notebooks, pencils, crayons, and paper. It may be a small desk with a compartment underneath or a box that he can call his own. Explain to your child that he must place all his things in this specific location. Do not expect your child to learn it the first time around, it may take several days before your child would be used to this kind of routine. Remember that patience is always the key.

Whenever your child comes home from school, instill the discipline in him to go to this spot in your home and place his things there. Pile his things neatly, and while doing so, make sure that your child is closely observing what you are doing. By constantly doing this, you would notice your child doing it all by himself after some time. This is one way of teaching your child to take care of his belongings.

You can also teach your child to arrange his things in his bag. Doing this would instill the value of properly caring for his belongings. Whenever you would see his things in disarray, try to call his attention and explain to him that whatever thing he owns he must take care of it so that it would last for a long time. He must handle things with care all the time.

Proper care must also be rendered to his toys as well. Oftentimes, a child would just throw or destroy his toy if he feels that it is already old and is not looking good. You have to make sure that even if his toy is a little bit faded and old, he still must return it to its proper place and not break it deliberately. This way he will learn to take care of the things that belong to him.

Teaching a child to properly care for his belongings is a very rewarding experience especially when you see your child doing what you taught him. This is not an easy task but if you are patient enough, you will surely see your child becoming better at taking care of his belongings.

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Source by Suzie Sanchez

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What is "indirect" marketing? It is quite different than its opposite, "direct" marketing. Indirect marketing is indeed a more passive strategy. It often times happens on its own through actions that are not as aggressive and / or channeled as direct approaches.

Direct marketing, on the other hand, is more self-explanatory. People employ direct marketing when they publish their ads in the papers, magazines, online, and on the radio. Direct marketing also takes advantage of direct mail operations and the cold calling method. Direct marketing means to literally take an active role in the selling process.

Indirect marketing though does not involve a specific product or service or goal. With this technique, one is not intentionally working to push their work onto a prospective client. You are using indirect strategies when you perform a number of related activities, such as participating in community events, writing articles for publication, engaging in public speaking events, and posting blogs on the Internet. Similarly, existing clients who have had positive experiences with your company can also contribute to your indirect marketing through their word of mouth advertising.

What business owner has not experienced some form of indirect marketing benefit? Surely you have had that certain phone call- the one in which an inquirer states that he or she is in need of assistance but is not sure if you are the one that can provide it. Many companies receive such calls, but handling them in a certain manner is crucial.

In these situations, it is a good idea to begin by having the caller identify their issue. Then you can more easily analyze whether or not you can offer the product or service that would be of benefit. If so, describing the options that you provide is necessary, but what is more is that this can be done in such a way as to accurately match the description of what they are seeking. It might be appropriate to also explain several different possibilities that you are aware of that could serve their needs.

Know that in this situation much of the credibility component of the business relationship has been established. You probably do not need to go into your background or qualifications. After all, the inquirer called your office. They basically already believe that you have the potential to assist them.

With these types of interactions, the end result may not always evolve into a sale. Be okay with this. You may not have the solution required for their unique situation. Likewise, they may have reservations about pricing or other costs or financing. Sometimes people just need time to process and think about their options before they commit to purchasing. In any case, keeping the conversation helpful, courteous, and knowledgeable can make the difference.

These random calls can be extremely affective to your business. It is always best to strive for the most positive experience on the phone as possible. Especially if your company is new and just starting out, it is very important to make sure that the nature of each call handled is done so with the best of intentions. These efforts of communication, no matter how brief, are examples of the public's dealings with you. This is your chance to explain the basis of your work and really promote your image. Pleasantness and kindness should be the goal for all such activity.

If you are completing such tasks presently to boost your indirect marketing, but are feeling discouraged at the lack of apparent response, do not be. Remember that this genre of marketing works more slowly and often times has to build momentum.

There are so many other ways that you can magnify your indirect marketing possibilities. You could participate in any of the following activities, such as teaching in community or national workshops, holding city offices or serving on boards and committees, volunteering, and agreeing to speak to other businesses at local events. You can also compose educational articles and the answers to frequently ask questions. These can be published on other sites online with affiliate businesses or associations. Other executives utilize the power of press releases. These can be used to circulate free or low cost reports and are available via the public contacting you.

Each marketing strategy has its strengths and challenges, and both can prove fruitful in the long run. Keep yourself conscious of indirect techniques and be sure that you are not ignoring this avenue altogether. A combination of different marketing techniques can help you to build your business the way that you would like.

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Source by Rick Sheldon

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Tiger Woods, Dr. Benjamin Carson, Oprah Winfrey and Venus and Serena Williams are born in an American society where well over forty percent of prison inmates and students in special education share their ethnic background. Many researchers would argue that because of their race or ethnic background they would confront additional psychological and economical obstacles than non-minorities that would make it extremely difficult for them to be successful.

Regardless of their chosen profession, what Tiger Woods, Dr. Benjamin Carson, Oprah Winfrey and Venus and Serena Williams have in common is not their race, money or level of education; what they have in common is good old fashioned, down-to-earth, excellent parenting. Most parents would like to believe that there is some type of magic in raising successful children because it relieves them from the guilt of not giving their children the proper spiritual, psychological, and emotional skills that they need to be successful in life. What do Beethoven, Thomas Edison, and Sigmund Freud have in common with Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey, Venus and Serena Williams and Dr. Benjamin Carson? You guessed it! Excellent parents. Quality parenting has nothing to do with whether or not a child is raised in a two-parent or single-parent home; what matters the most is the parent's ability to instill in their child an impervious sense of self-worth, self-respect and self-love.

Listed below are the secrets to raising extraordinarily successful children:

Model appropriate behavior

1. Model the behavior that you expect from your child. Many parents believe that it is okay to tell their children, "do as I say and not as I do." Studies show that if the parent smokes, there is a high chance that the child will also smoke. Do not tell your children to read, when they have never seen you pick up a book. Do not ask your children to clean their bedroom when your bedroom is a mess. I worked in the child welfare system for 13 years helping to reunite families. One of the most important lessons that I learned from working with parents whose children were removed from their home due to neglect and / or abuse is that even when parents did not think their children knew that they were using illegal drugs, drinking excessively, or having multiple sex partners; during family counseling sessions, the parents were surprised to learn that their children were always aware of their behavior and viewed them as hypocrites and liars. Do and be all of the things that you want your children to do and be.

Give them Self-esteem

2. Children see themselves through their parent's eyes. When you smile at them they feel loved and accepted. Children are constantly looking into your eyes for approval and validation of their self-worth. Babies are capable of detecting their parent's emotions that even the parent is not aware that they are emitting such as anger, guilt and sadness. If the parent refers to the child as dumb, stupid, or clumsy this is how the child will perceive herself. Do not call your child derogatory names because this becomes a part of their psychological dictionary of their self concept. Tell your child how wonderful, smart and intelligent he is. Tell her that it is okay to make mistakes and let them try again. Let the child help you make rules and consequences for breaking them for the home. Give them chores. Children, like adults, feel good about themselves when they feel that they are contributing to their own well-being to the best of their ability.

Teach Self-Discipline

3. Teaching a child to control their own behavior in spite of their moods or feelings is the greatest gift that a parent can give their child. Self-discipline will give the child the confidence to excel in every area of ​​their life. Self-discipline is the skill that will help them understand when they have had too much to drink or that they need to get enough sleep at night to perform well on a test the next day. The secret to teaching self-discipline is to coordinate must-do-tasks with enjoyable activities. All children should have a study schedule. A time that is set a side just for doing homework. The study schedule should not conflict with their favorite television show, sports or other activities. Your child can reward themselves by spending time on their myspace account, talking on the phone or visiting friends.

Teach Critical Thinking

4. Teach your children to ask questions, gather facts and make decisions on their own regardless of the source of information. When you are watching cartoons or primetime shows with your children ask them if they think the show should have ended differently and why. Read stories to your children and ask them whether or not they think the story is plausible. Ask your child their opinion about various topics and ask them to support their answers with evidence. Giving your child the ability to think critically and analyze situations from various perspectives and viewpoints is the greatest gift that you could ever give them to live harmoniously in a multi-cultural society. When a child is able to critically think for herself and make rational sound decisions; they will be less likely to engage in sexual activity, use illegal substances or participate in gangs. They will be able to determine if their actions are taking them closer to their life goals or further from their life goals. Most importantly, they will not make their decisions based on whether or not they will be caught or punished by authorities; they will make their decision based on their conscience of what is right and wrong. Teach them that greatness is not always about having the right answers or pleasing others; greatness is about asking the important questions and doing what is right, even if you stand alone.

Sense of Purpose

5. Find out what your child is naturally good at and give them as many opportunities as possible to express their natural gifts and talents. Include these activities when helping them to do their home work. Study Howard Gardener's 9 Types of intelligence and analyze which type of intelligence best fit your child. Read data about learning styles and determine if your child is a left or right brain learner, and how they best process data in terms of whether the information is auditory, visual or kinesthetic. Some children do not fit into society's standard mode of intelligence and are labeled as academic poor achievers. However these same children may be gifted at building things, painting, drawing or creating music. It is important for parents to tell their children that they were born with the perfect physical and intellectual gifts and talents to make their dreams come true. Birds were born with wings to fly, not to swim under water. Let your children know that there is a special place in the world just for them. Teach them to appreciate who they are when no one is looking.

Mental Toughness

6. We have all heard the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but word will never hurt me." Yet, we all know, that nothing hurts the human soul more than words. I bet you can immediately think of three or more times that someone has said something to you that hurt you so deeply that you could not sleep at night. You teach your children to be mentally tough by telling them that the most important person's opinion of them that matters is their own and secondly, would be the opinion of someone who loves them deeply. Tell your child that people with fake confidence only believe in themselves when they are winning or things are going their way. People with real confidence believe in themselves regardless of the outcome because they only focus on the things that they can control. Teach them that they can not control the grade that the teacher will give them after a test; they can only control how long they study and how well they prepare before the test. Teaching a child to be mentally tough is teaching them to focus on the things that they can control and to ask themselves honestly, "Did I do my best?" If they can answer yes. There next question should be, "What can I do differently next time?"

Compassion

7. Compassion is the universal language of feelings, emotions and morality. Teaching your child about compassion does not always include man-made laws and rules because these laws have created unspeakable conditions of human suffering such as slavery and what happened to the Jews. Teach your children that if they want to know how someone would feel or whether or not an act is right or wrong, tell them to ask themselves, "Do I want this to happen to me or someone I love dearly?" Their answer will connect them to the sincerest form of compassion that is connected to all of humanity.

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Source by Cassandra George Sturges

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Without the help of caring people such as teachers and parents, students may not be able to create a genuine interest in learning. Teaching is perhaps the most rewarding profession and having the right teacher supplies make the job easier and fun for learning. Children really can learn if they have the great school supplies, and innovative lesson plans.

The need of having the right teaching supplies is to enthrall students with learning experience. Every business has its own supplies and trade-specific tools to make the job easier for the individual. Teaching students with school supplies is no different. Teaching job can be done without the right teaching supplies, but it becomes all more complicated than it has to be.

When you consider everything, inviting more senses into your classroom is not really that difficult. Teaching Science, Math, English or almost any other subject can be well explained with right equipments and supplies. It is but natural, people learn better when they are involved in activities- so the more exciting activities you can involve your students with, the better is the possibility for them to create an example for upcoming generations doing the same.

Craft supplies are better option, especially for younger students. The more fun engaging craft supplies the lesser would be their complications. When a child is indulged in creative activity then his imagination is awakened and the educational experience is much higher than others. You can easily encourage creativity and education by using the appropriate craft supplies.

Musical supplies are also the better option to create a supportive and lively learning environment to the students they have always craved for. Teachers can reach younger students using songs for alphabet counting, learning colors and building vocabulary. There are wide range of CDs, Videos, and DVDs available in the market to bring out all the musical love and talent within each child.

Having some extra school supplies for teachers is always favorable as your students will not always be prepared with the right teaching supplies such as Mathematics supplies, Science projects supplies, Earth science supplies, Music Supplies, Craft Supplies, Scientific Education Supplies or English supplies. Therefore, all teachers should keep some basic teacher supplies in the classroom for various projects bursting during the year.

Finding teaching and classroom supplies is easy, but where to find quality supplies at lowest price is a million dollar question. Some basic supplies such as Mathematics or English supplies can be had at great prices but those looking for sophisticated items such as bulletin boards, educational toys and interactive play games require little more searching. An online school supplies for teachers will have the essentials for all your classrooms at huge discounts.

Although you may possess great skills in teaching others, you can still do certain things in an effort to maximize your work flow. You can take the advantage of teacher supplies to maximize your efficiency in your classroom. Also, last but not the least is the foundation of a genuinely meaningful relationship with your students. You must combine the essentials in abundance- compassion, love, patience and acceptance to ensure that your student is able to appreciate your help.

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Source by Mark Hamery

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Throughout my travels, I get the same question: "How can we improve communication in our organization?" So today, I thought I would address that topic. You've probably heard this educational philosophy:

Tell me, and I'll forget.

Show me, and I may not remember.

Involve me, and I'll understand.

Almost the same could apply to communication in the workplace, except communication in the workplace is more than just about teaching and learning. For successful leaders, it's a great way to show your staff respect and demonstrate that your employees are a key part of the leaders 'Big Picture' clear vision.

Often, the more successful leaders are those who interact with their staff rather than do all the talking. Employees know their leader cares about their input and they help control the direction of their work.

Effective communication involving employees can give them the chance to share problems and get answers, share expertise and develop as staff members.

Effective communication is the leverage leaders need and most lack. It is a huge topic to tackle so I have outlined a couple of key areas.

Key Communication Tactics for Successful Leaders:

1) Encourage brainstorming

2) Create effective communication channels

Encourage brainstorming

Successful leaders involve people in finding new ways to achieve goals. They also understand that when you reward staff for offering solutions to problems they create independent thinkers.

A great way to promote a healthy dialogue with your employees is to ask what they think should be done to resolve the situation and then have a dialogue around those possibilities to help the employee learn to think things through.

After surveying over 20,000 employees in companies throughout the United States over the last few years, PBS & Associates found that there is a direct correlation between how involved employees are in the decision making in their department or team and their overall morale, motivation, and satisfaction with their jobs. Companies and departments with a higher level of employee involvement in decision making show higher levels of employee motivation and satisfaction. Do you solicit input from your employees?

Create effective communication channels

Whether you are keeping staff updated on changes within your organization or sharing details of an upcoming event, it is important to consider the delivery method. Here are some questions you should ask yourself:

· What are the key points that I need to get across?

· Would this be better delivered person to person, in a meeting, over the phone, in a memo, in an e-mail, or in a newsletter?

· What might be going on in the readers head as they receive the information? Will they be distracted? Or are there some unresolved feelings that could cause this information to be misconstrued?

· Did I include all the information that they need to be successful in their role?

· Did I deliver this information in a way that will let them comfortably pass it on to others whether it is to the staff they supervise or directly to the customer? What unresolved questions might they have?

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Source by Ruby Newell-Legner