PUBLIC MARKS with tags life & toread

One of the communication skills Toastmasters teaches is to eliminate verbal pauses when speaking, whether giving a speech, talking on the phone, or having a face-to-face conversation.

To do something well you have to like it. That idea is not exactly novel. We've got it down to four words: "Do what you love." But it's not enough just to tell people that. Doing what you love is complicated.

1. How to change a tyre (or a tire, for us yanks) 2. How to sleep 3. How to build a fire 4. How to shine shoes 5. How to make a martini (by Dale DeGroff, the ‘king of cocktails’) 6. How to apply lipstick 7. How to negotiate (by Donald Trump) 8. How to scramble eggs 9. How to hang a picture 10. How to ask for a raise or promotion 11. How to use chopsticks (by the CEO of PF Chang’s) 12. How to iron a shirt 13. How to shave (see also) 14. How to hit a tennis ball (by Jennifer Capriati) 15. How to listen (by Larry King) 16. How to ask someone out (by the president of match.com) 17. How to learn a foreign language (by the president of Berlitz) 18. How to shake hands 19. How to buy a diamond (but, please, give it a second thought) 20. How to conduct a background investigation (by a Watergate investigator)