Effective listening is a learned skill, it doesn't happen automatically for most people. In addition, there are few rewards for listening, but there are punishment for not listening. How do you feel when listeners are not paying attention to you by looking at their watches, doing some activity or not acknowledging what you're said? You probably felt put down or even worse, you felt like you were talking to a wall. Listeners have a lot more power and impact on the talker than most people realize.
In addition, more poeple then to assume listening is basically the same as hearing-a dengerous misconception that leads to believing that effective listening in instinctive. As aresult, supervisors make little effort to develop listening skills and unknowingly niglect a vital communication function. Research shows that average person on the job spends40 percent of his time to listening, 35 percent to talking, 16 percent to reading, and 9 percent to writing.
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Vanessa Mae
Accomplishments
By the time she was twelve, Vanessa Mae had played with orcestras all over the world as a soloist. She had also released three classical recordings.
Although she loved classical music, Vanessa Mae want to experiment with other kind of music. At fouteen, she began to combine the traditional sound of her acoustic violin with the sounds madde fron her new electric violin. She called the music " technoacoustic fusion." Vanessa Mae loved the music that the two types of violin made together. Her first album with technoacoustic fusion music was called the Violin Player. It was an instant success and sold in over twenty countries. It was even a hit on the best selling music charts.
No longer just a classical musician, Vanessa Mae was asked to perform at international rock concert. At the concert in Switzerland, the audience of 50.000 people gave her a twenty minute ovation. The crowd did not want her to stop playing.
Vanessa Mae has sometimes been criticized for not just playing classical music. However, she feels it is important to introduce violin music to a new audience. "If, as a result (of my music), people see the violin as a fresh, up to date intrument, that's fine with me."
Although she loved classical music, Vanessa Mae want to experiment with other kind of music. At fouteen, she began to combine the traditional sound of her acoustic violin with the sounds madde fron her new electric violin. She called the music " technoacoustic fusion." Vanessa Mae loved the music that the two types of violin made together. Her first album with technoacoustic fusion music was called the Violin Player. It was an instant success and sold in over twenty countries. It was even a hit on the best selling music charts.
No longer just a classical musician, Vanessa Mae was asked to perform at international rock concert. At the concert in Switzerland, the audience of 50.000 people gave her a twenty minute ovation. The crowd did not want her to stop playing.
Vanessa Mae has sometimes been criticized for not just playing classical music. However, she feels it is important to introduce violin music to a new audience. "If, as a result (of my music), people see the violin as a fresh, up to date intrument, that's fine with me."
Vanessa Mae
Vanessa Mae was born in Singapore in 1977. Her mother was Chinese, and her father was from Thailand. At the age of four, Vanessa Mae moved to London, England with her mother and stepfather.
As a young child, Vanessa Mae was already a talented musician. She took her first piano lesson when she was three years old and her first violin lesson when she was five.
Developing Skills
Vanessa Mae studied musician at the Central Conservatory of China in Beijing. She was the youngest student the Consservatory had ever accepted.She also took lessons at the famous Royal College of Music in London. The director of the college described Vanessa Mae as "a true child prodigy-like Mozart and Mendelssohn."
When Vanessa Mae was just eight years old, she had to make a big decision. She was equally gifted at both the violin and the piano, but she had to concentrate on just one instrument. Although she had just won a prize at a famous piano competition, Vanessa Mae chose the violin.
At the age of nine, Vanessa Mae went to Germany to take violin classes for advanced students. The best students were usually chosen to be a part of the recitals just once or twice. Vanessa Mae was chosen four times. These were her first performances in from of an audience.
By the time she was ten years old, Vanessa Mae had studied the violin at some of the best school in the world. She made her first professional appearance in 1987with the Philharminic Orchestra in London.
Vanessa Mae often played Mozart Concertos. A concerto is a piece of music writen for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orcestra.
As a young child, Vanessa Mae was already a talented musician. She took her first piano lesson when she was three years old and her first violin lesson when she was five.
Developing Skills
Vanessa Mae studied musician at the Central Conservatory of China in Beijing. She was the youngest student the Consservatory had ever accepted.She also took lessons at the famous Royal College of Music in London. The director of the college described Vanessa Mae as "a true child prodigy-like Mozart and Mendelssohn."
When Vanessa Mae was just eight years old, she had to make a big decision. She was equally gifted at both the violin and the piano, but she had to concentrate on just one instrument. Although she had just won a prize at a famous piano competition, Vanessa Mae chose the violin.
At the age of nine, Vanessa Mae went to Germany to take violin classes for advanced students. The best students were usually chosen to be a part of the recitals just once or twice. Vanessa Mae was chosen four times. These were her first performances in from of an audience.
By the time she was ten years old, Vanessa Mae had studied the violin at some of the best school in the world. She made her first professional appearance in 1987with the Philharminic Orchestra in London.
Vanessa Mae often played Mozart Concertos. A concerto is a piece of music writen for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orcestra.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013
The Ghost Pilot
Just before midnight on December 12, 1972, Eastern Airlines flight 401 fell out of the sky. The airplane crashed in the Everglades area of florida. Of the 176 on board, 99 died, including the airplane's pilot, Bob Loft, and the flight engineer, Don Repo.
about three months after the crash, a high-ranking executive of Eastern Airlines boarded on aircraft of Miami, Florida. he spotted a man in a pilot's uniform sitting alone in the first class section and went to sit down beside him. The ececutivve struck up a conversation with the captain. after a view minutes, he realized that he was talking to the pilot Bob Loft. Then the pilot faded away.
A week later, Eastern Airlines pilot and two of his crew went into a staf room at John F. Kennedy airport, in New york. They all saw Bob Loft in a chair. He talked to them for a while, then vanished. The men were so shocked that the airline had to cancel their flight.
Three weeks later, a passanger was sitting in the first class section of a flight to Miami. She was worried about the man in a Eastern Airlines uniform sitting next to her. His face was white and he looked ill, so she called the flight attendant.
The flight attendant leaned down to speak to the man but he ignoreed her. Then, as she touched his arm, he slowly faded away, leaving only an empty seat.
When the plan landed in Miami, the passanger was taken to a hospital in a state of shock. Later, when she saw photographs, she identified the ghost as flight engineer as Don Repo.
Over the next few months, more than ten flight attendants claimed to see Don Repo. The ghost seemed to appear more often on some aircraft than on others. Rumors began to spread that he appeared only on plane with replacement part from the crashed Flight 401. It was usual practice for an airline to use undamaged parts from a crashed plan in another plan if they passed strict safety tests.
The stories must have worred the bosses of Eastern Airlines. They orderen their passengers to remove from their plane all equipment from the 401 wreck.
It seemed to work. when all the parts from Flight 401 had been removed, Bob Loft and Don Repo left Eastern Airlines and their aircraft in peace. No one has seen their ghosh since.
about three months after the crash, a high-ranking executive of Eastern Airlines boarded on aircraft of Miami, Florida. he spotted a man in a pilot's uniform sitting alone in the first class section and went to sit down beside him. The ececutivve struck up a conversation with the captain. after a view minutes, he realized that he was talking to the pilot Bob Loft. Then the pilot faded away.
A week later, Eastern Airlines pilot and two of his crew went into a staf room at John F. Kennedy airport, in New york. They all saw Bob Loft in a chair. He talked to them for a while, then vanished. The men were so shocked that the airline had to cancel their flight.
Three weeks later, a passanger was sitting in the first class section of a flight to Miami. She was worried about the man in a Eastern Airlines uniform sitting next to her. His face was white and he looked ill, so she called the flight attendant.
The flight attendant leaned down to speak to the man but he ignoreed her. Then, as she touched his arm, he slowly faded away, leaving only an empty seat.
When the plan landed in Miami, the passanger was taken to a hospital in a state of shock. Later, when she saw photographs, she identified the ghost as flight engineer as Don Repo.
Over the next few months, more than ten flight attendants claimed to see Don Repo. The ghost seemed to appear more often on some aircraft than on others. Rumors began to spread that he appeared only on plane with replacement part from the crashed Flight 401. It was usual practice for an airline to use undamaged parts from a crashed plan in another plan if they passed strict safety tests.
The stories must have worred the bosses of Eastern Airlines. They orderen their passengers to remove from their plane all equipment from the 401 wreck.
It seemed to work. when all the parts from Flight 401 had been removed, Bob Loft and Don Repo left Eastern Airlines and their aircraft in peace. No one has seen their ghosh since.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Ceel Phones: Hang Up or Keep Talking?
Million of eople are using cell phones today. In many place it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phone sare more than a mean of communication-having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion around the world mobile phone use has some health professional worried. Some doctor are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, the has been a serious debate about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
On the other hand, why do same medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones? Sign of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be ddetected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss. he couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the mane of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.
What is it that makes mobile phone potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High Tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say that the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phone less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
The explosion around the world mobile phone use has some health professional worried. Some doctor are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, the has been a serious debate about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
On the other hand, why do same medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones? Sign of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be ddetected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss. he couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the mane of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.
What is it that makes mobile phone potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High Tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say that the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phone less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
The Book of The Future
Will people still read books 100 years from now? A few years ago, many people would have said No. It seemed likely that computers and the internet would replace book. Now, however, most experts think that books are here to stay.
there are a number of reason why computerss won't replace book entirely. One reason is that books on paper are much cheaper than computers. Book don't need a power source ,either. You can read a book for as long as you want and wherever you want. You never have to worry about losing power. Also, many people feel more comfortable reding words in a book than reading words on a computer screen. It's less tiring to the eyes.
Will book in the future be similar to the books you can buy today? The answer to the question is No. In the future, you may only need to buy one book. With this one book, you will be able to read novels, plays, and even today's newspaper. it will look like today's book, but it will be electronic.
One of the people wirking on the book of the future is Professor Joseph Jacobson from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. Professor Jacobson's book will have a small button on the side. When you press the button, word will instally appear on the page. When you want to read a different story, you can push the button again and a new story will quicly appear.
What is the technology behind Professor Jacobson's book? Two important inventions will make this new kind of book possible: electronic ink and radio paper. Electronic ink or e-ink is a liquid that can be printed on paper, metal, or anything else. E.ink looks and feels like printed words on paper. Unlike regular ink, however, words in e-ink are not permanent. They can be change by pushing a buuton. when you push the button, all of the words on the page go away and new words appear.
The other new development is radio paper. This paper looks and feels like a page in a book. In reality, however, radio paper is made of plastic.
Professor Jacobson calls his book of the future "the las book". This book, he says, will be the last book you will ever need.
there are a number of reason why computerss won't replace book entirely. One reason is that books on paper are much cheaper than computers. Book don't need a power source ,either. You can read a book for as long as you want and wherever you want. You never have to worry about losing power. Also, many people feel more comfortable reding words in a book than reading words on a computer screen. It's less tiring to the eyes.
Will book in the future be similar to the books you can buy today? The answer to the question is No. In the future, you may only need to buy one book. With this one book, you will be able to read novels, plays, and even today's newspaper. it will look like today's book, but it will be electronic.
One of the people wirking on the book of the future is Professor Joseph Jacobson from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. Professor Jacobson's book will have a small button on the side. When you press the button, word will instally appear on the page. When you want to read a different story, you can push the button again and a new story will quicly appear.
What is the technology behind Professor Jacobson's book? Two important inventions will make this new kind of book possible: electronic ink and radio paper. Electronic ink or e-ink is a liquid that can be printed on paper, metal, or anything else. E.ink looks and feels like printed words on paper. Unlike regular ink, however, words in e-ink are not permanent. They can be change by pushing a buuton. when you push the button, all of the words on the page go away and new words appear.
The other new development is radio paper. This paper looks and feels like a page in a book. In reality, however, radio paper is made of plastic.
Professor Jacobson calls his book of the future "the las book". This book, he says, will be the last book you will ever need.
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