Tips for Effective Presentations

When delivering presentations in front of an audience, you should: Face the audience. You shouldn’t stand with your back to the audience. Speak up. You should speak loudly enough for the people in the back of the room. Use a good opener Make eye contact with members of the audience. Use bullet points or note-from […]

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The Parts of Speech

Here’s a great jingle that will help you remember eight parts of speech and the function of each one: THE NINE PARTS OF SPEECH Every name is called a NOUN, As field and fountain, street and town; In place of noun the PRONOUN stands As he and she can clap their hands; The ADJECTIVE describes […]

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All Together or Altogether?

Occasionally, the word ‘altogether’ is muddled up with ‘all together.’ This blog entry is intended to clear up the confusion. All together – all gathered together in one place. For example: “We spent Christmas all together at the family cottage.” Altogether – an adverb that means entirely; completely; in total. For example: “Altogether, I enjoyed […]

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