4 Outstanding Presentation Tricks

My work as a medical device representative requires me to conduct presentations about our product portfolio. Even if I’m not really new to public speaking, I’ve been constanly tweaking my methods, trying to discover better ways to connect to my audience.
Yesterday’s presentation was a test case for me. I took a radical departure [...]

Lilly Rep Missing

An Eli Lilly medical representative, assigned in Chicago, has gone missing since September 18, 2007. Nailah Franklin sent a text message to her family and friends a message, telling them that she will be having dinner and will call them later. She never did. Her car and other personal belongings were found [...]

Start The Week Right.

I found this video posted by RainbowRakkel on (where else?) YouTube, and it shows a guy who can’t stop himself from praising, while walking in New York. The song is “O Praise Him” by David Crowder.
The guy in the video is shown “swimming against the tide”, with everyone busy with their own chores [...]

So You Think You’re Cut Out For Medical Sales?

CNN Money lists Pharmaceutical Sales Representative as no. 16 among the Top 20 Jobs for America’s young and restless. A growth of 14% is projected until 2014. The survey also noted that about 90% of the medical reps in the US make USD 61,000 annually. That’s PhP2.8M in today’s exchange rate. [...]

What Do You Do With All That Drive Time?

Well, you can put the Last Song Syndrome (LSS) to good use and engage in some audio learning.

12 Famous Misquotations

How to cope with road rage

The term road rage is used to refer to violent behavior by a driver of an automobile. Such behavior can sometimes be the cause of accidents. It can be thought of as an extreme case of aggressive driving.
Incidents involving road rage have ended with serious injuries, or even fatally. In the US, more [...]

Empowered? Or exploited?

I saw this billboard posted on the side of a shopping center. Personally, I don’t think this is empowerment. What do you think?

Dealing With Bad Days

Yesterday, things didn’t turn out the way I expected them to. Come to think of it,  things never happen as we expect them to. We are always in for a big surprise.
In case this happens, what do you do? Do you put off the day’s tasks until you feel better? Or do you plod [...]

Blogging as stewardship

I came across this article from Angelica Viloria’s blog (Angelhouser).  This post is about bloggers being stewards. Come to think of it. Bloggers are stewards by sharing their talents and pointing readers to the right direction. One of the strongest reasons for blogging is self-promotion. There’s nothing wrong with this. If [...]