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I am reading a book on leadership when I came across a sentence which states that a leader always live lives with values. However, this point is not elaborated further and I am left wondering what the values are.
Personally, I feel that living lives with good values is important not only for leaders but every [...]


Posted at: August 17th, 2008 - 11:51 pm - Number of Comments » 0

Dear class,
I have noticed that there is a tendency among some of you to stop midway in your speech when you are presenting your points in class. Below are a few observations that I have made when you are unsure of your points:

Give up trying to find a way to complete your sentence
Informing your audience that you [...]


Posted at: August 13th, 2008 - 11:24 pm - Number of Comments » 0

Dear class,
With the easy accessibility of the internet in campus, it’s not surprising to see many of you using internet as the primary source for research and learning. After all, one just needs to key in a search term in any search engine of one’s preference and the information will be found. While online research [...]


Posted at: July 29th, 2008 - 12:51 am - Number of Comments » 0

In life, I believe that all of us have dreams. It is easy to have a dream in life. The challenging part is in turning our dreams into reality. Some of us didn’t put in the effort, some of us think that it is too difficult and some of us give up midway. If you were [...]


Posted at: July 24th, 2008 - 7:29 am - Number of Comments » 0

Most of us are familiar with product/service marketing through the use of branding.  With the rise of consumerism, branding has become more prevalent. We have seen the impact that branding has on consumers. Since branding promotes the uniqueness of the products/services (and often a lifestyle in recent years), many consumers have been influenced to more readily purchase the [...]


Posted at: July 21st, 2008 - 6:30 am - Number of Comments » 0

Dear class,
I have noticed that some of you are holding back during the course of the lesson when questions are posed by the educators. This is especially so when it comes to the “Q & A” session at the end of each team’s presentation, where some of you have also hesitated to question the presenting teams. 
There [...]


Posted at: July 20th, 2008 - 6:14 am - Number of Comments » 0

Out of all the talents, the Creatives are the most misunderstood.
Highly individualistic by nature, the Creatives take pride in all of their works. While there may be some Creatives who appreciate the contributions of others, most of them do not. They take great delight in creating something out of their own efforts and they often create something for [...]


Posted at: July 20th, 2008 - 5:32 am - Number of Comments » 0

Dear students,
I will like to introduce you to a website for journalists, which is Poynter.org. This is a website that was first introduced to me when I am still a student taking Mass Communication studies. I find it to be a very good resource for journalists and for those of you who wish to join the [...]


Posted at: July 9th, 2008 - 7:21 pm - Number of Comments » 0

Dear Class,
 
The media industry- like all other things in life- is constantly changing. And as media professionals in the near future, it will be good for all of you to be adaptable and to be able to cope with changes.
 
It’s also good to get an experience of working with deadlines as several professions in [...]


Posted at: July 3rd, 2008 - 4:26 pm - Number of Comments » 0

Dear class,
As media students, you will probably be asked to present your work in visual form. These may often include the use of photographs, photographs in text, visual design etc.  As all of you have the opportunities to make presentations on a daily basis, I will recommend that you seize these opportunities to learn about [...]


Posted at: June 28th, 2008 - 9:08 pm - Number of Comments » 0