If your elevator speech sparks a buyer’s curiosity, it’s only doing half the job. Your elevator speech should not only spark curiosity but also awaken powerful emotions. Small business owners can learn success from the Madison Avenue and branding experts about how to design advertisements and messages that drive consumers to feel and act upon their emotions.

While networking with other business leaders, I’m often surprised at how few utilize these techniques to their advantage. Below are a few examples of how to spark curiosity, make customers feel great and grow your business.

Here’s a tagline, “We develop lasers that will cut your waste 20%.” Sounds good; everyone loves saving. That should work, right? Not necessarily. Savings alone isn’t enough. What if your competitor is telling prospects, “Our lasers cut your waste by 20% and that’s the difference between staying in business or leading your industry.” By adding the emotionally packed difference, the impact is doubled and takes the job away from you. Your competitor’s “industry leading” emotional pitch demonstrates to prospects how the savings benefit will make them feel. Utilizing emotions constructively can be a real key to increasing sales.

One executive organizer I know claims in her elevator speech that she gives executives an extra hour each day. That’s great, but think how much more effective her pitch would be if she added an emotional component to it. Let’s say she’s talking to an executive who obviously works out regularly and she says to him, “With that extra hour, you can work out, stay fit, and not feel guilty about the time you are taking away from your family.” She just tied together an ego boost for working out and family pride. Surely that will earn her additional sales.

You’ve probably heard a lot about selling by benefits instead of features. Combining inspiring and thought-provoking emotions with exceptional benefits moves your message from the bottom floor up to the Trump Tower level. Here’s an example of combining an emotion that goes along with a benefit. If you’re selling a man on a dozen red roses, which is the more powerful selling statement? “Women love roses. You can’t go wrong with them.” Or,”Send a dozen of these to your wife at her office and all the other women will be envious. Your wife will love you for boosting her watercooler esteem.”
The second message ties in two very strong emotions, pride and love, and makes the buyer eager to receive the benefits.

In order to find the emotions to power your elevator speech, analyze your products’ benefits and find at least three strong emotions that you can bond to each one. Practice different ways to utilize these emotions in your pitch. And keep it positive! Fear is old school.

If you follow the steps outlined above, I guarantee you’ll profit by setting more meetings and receiving additional sales. Won’t it feel good to be the one relaxing on a tropical beach enjoying the benefits?

Michael Clark, http:www.biznbeyond.com

Business consultant and professional speaker Michael Clark has been helping businesses including Fortune 500 companies such as IBM and Cellular One succeed for over 20 years. Michael is a serial entrepreneur having opened multiple successful businesses over the last 12 years. Before that he had a successful career in finance and accounting for large corporations. He has been interviewed on radio, tv, and in print, as well as been a featured speaker at The Learning Annex, Rotary, and other business and professional groups.

Want to learn more? Go to http://www.biznbeyond.com.

I have to admit, it is really hard to deal with when your jeans wear out on the inside portion just above your knees. Putting the pants on is a challenge and when walking over time in your jeans your legs rub together. Why would your legs rub together, because of excess body weight. There is more body fat making up your overall weight than there is muscle (unless you are a competitive bodybuilder or a professional athlete or for some other desired reason) and this hinders your ability to burn calories, be mobile, and you have to buy more jeans because they wear out.

Over time, if you do things like eat small meals, avoid bad foods, work out and train, keep an upbeat outlook, and to quickly lose weight you could take a product called acceletrim which is a healthy way to get you trim. There is nothing better than getting to that day when you put your pants on and it is easy to do, it is going to be so wonderful when you walk and your pants don’t touch. Weight loss should be done in a healthy way and also, drink eight to eleven glasses of water each and every day. Do everything in your power to not go overboard and go to the extreme with this, as your body and health might not be able to handle it.

Fiber cables form one of the most important parts of the networking industry today. Fiber cables are composed of one or more transparent optical fibers enclosed in a protective covering and strength members. Fiber cables are used to transmit data by the mode of light. Various types of fiber cables available are multimode duplex fiber cables, single mode simplex fiber cables, single mode duplex fiber cables, and plastic optical fiber cables.

There are many fiber optic cable manufacturers who manufacture full line of fiber cables in both single mode and multi-mode, simples, duplex and multi-strand. Several manufacturers provide low cost, quick-turn, high volume fiber cables and fiber cable assembly solutions.

Cables with complete assembly of fibers, strength members and jacket refer to fiber cables. These fiber cables come in variety of forms depending upon their usability and place of use. It is important to identify the exact requirement of fiber cables whether they would be easy to install, splice or terminate, etc. This is necessary as it ultimately decides the cost of installing the fiber cables.

Fiber cables are required to protect fibers from external hazards. Thus before installing the fiber cables one should always assess the place of installation of fiber cables. Fiber cables required inside the house or a building are not exposed too much of hazardous condition thus simpler form and not-so-tough fiber cables can be used for installation. But if the fiber cables are to be installed for longer distances and outside premises then the cables should be robust. They should also be installed well beneath the ground to protect them not only from ground digging, water logging but also from prairie dogs.

Fiber cables comes in different types based on their usage patterns as well. The zip cord and simplex fiber cables refer to those used for desktop connections. Simplex fiber cables are one fiber, tight-buffered and jacketed. A zip cord is actually two simplex fiber cables joined by a thin web. On the other hand fiber cables made of several simplex cables are breakout fiber cables. This type of fiber cables is strong, rugged and larger. They are also a bit expensive but prove to be economic where distances are not too long and fiber count required is less.

Small fiber cables required for dry conduit run, riser or plenum are known as a distribution fiber cables that needs a breakout -box to be broken up or terminated in a panel box. They contain several tight-buffered fibers bundled under same jacket.

Aerial fiber cables are good enough for outside installation where as armored fiber cables are used for under-ground wiring where rodents are a problem. These fiber cables have metal armoring between two jackets to prevent rodents from tampering the cabling connections.

Loose tube fiber cables are perfect for plant trunk applications to prevent fibers from moisture or water. They can be buried directly in ground but must be handled carefully to prevent damage. Ribbon fiber cables have twelve or more fiber cables packed together laid in a rows. They are also a plant fiber cables which are gel-filled and are good for water blocking.

All fiber cable manufacturers manufacture different fiber cables but their product literatures should be carefully studied so as to assess which type of fiber cables they specialize in.

James Croydon, Fiber Network Engineer and Optic Cable expert - focusing on Fiber Cable and Fiber Patch Cables

Telemetry is the study and measurement of the transmission of data over certain mediums, such as telephones or computer networks. Communication channels are a major part of any telemetry system. When telemetry was still at its nascent stage, data was transmitted over wires. One of the limitations of this monitoring system was the restriction of the subject to the confines in the laboratory. Recent advances in technology have overcome these restrictions. GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), wireless computer networks and miniature devices allow continuous data transmission from moving vehicles such as cars, aircrafts, missiles and satellites, to a central source. Despite the wealth of applications the primary purpose of any telemetry system is to collect data at a place that is remote, inconvenient or dangerous, and relay the data to a point where telemetry monitor or data evaluation takes place.

Major applications of telemetry monitor include monitoring electric-power plants, remote meter reading, gathering meteorological data, logistics management, tracking endangered land and marine species, and monitoring manned and unmanned space flights. Telemetry monitor technology is expected to replace bar coding when the price point reaches an affordable level. Product information can be stored on specialized telemetry tags that will track the product along the supply chain and keep track of important information. Combined with local technology, the company assets can be located at any point in time. Thus, telemetry monitor will allow companies to wirelessly access information and monitor status levels at all times. For instance, electricity meters can be read through wireless technology, eliminating the need for a person to read each meter manually. This provides a great savings in salaries once paid to employees that walked around from house to house collecting readings.

Layers of labor costs can be eliminated with some applications providing additional cost savings. Even machines can be monitored at a distance and alerted when there are problems detected. For example, a toner in a printer can be remotely monitored and the suppliers notified to place an order without the intervention of a human. Biomedical telemetry or biotelemetry provides a means for transmitting physiological or biological information from one site to another for data collection. This telemetry monitor technology is used for monitoring of the electro-physiological state of the patients who are at risk of abnormal heart activity. This technology has even reached the small towns in the USA. Both my water and electrical meters are monitored in order for billing, and I live in a small town in Iowa.

Keith Londrie II is a well known author. For more information on Telemetry information, please visit Telemetry Information for a wealth of information. You may also want to visit keith’s own web site at http://keithlondrie.com/

Want to learn to draw? Well this drawing tutorial will tell you how to go about learning to draw. Drawing is an art that takes place in many media formats, and uses a variety of tools with each format. Within each format there are varied styles and techniques. Drawing is both technical and artistic. This drawing tutorial will help you understand what you need to learn to master both the technical and artistic sides of drawing.

Media

The types of media that are available to draw on are almost endless. You can draw on paper, on the computer, or even on your walls. There are endless possibilities for drawing if you just use your imagination. The first step to drawing is determining what medium you want to learn. It can be any medium whether it be with Flash, a piece of paper or on your mothers wall, it doesn’t. Once you decide what medium you are going to learn, try to find a good d rawing tutorial for that medium.

Tools

As you look for a drawing tutorial for your chosen medium. Try to determine the kinds of tools that you will need for that medium. Drawing on the computer is quite different that drawing on a piece of paper and it requires different tools. As figure out what tools you need, write them down so that you can remember them. Try to get good tools they will make or break your experience. Your tools don’t have to be the most expensive but they should be good.

Techniques

This Drawing tutorial does not focus on drawing techniques as they are different with every medium. However, as you find a new technique make a note of what it was and where you found it. You may not use all of the techniques and tricks that you find right away but it is good to have a list of them so that you can go back and find them when you start a project that requires a certain technique.

Determining what to draw

Determining what to draw is the hardest part of drawing. Remember the sky is the limit. If you are just starting find something simple to draw then find a drawing tutorial that will walk you through the steps of drawing. This will help you learn the techniques of drawing and give you confidence to draw. Sometimes it is helpful to look through the drawing tutorials that are available and choose one that you like.

These steps are somewhat sequential but as you advance in you drawing ability you will find that they become considerations rather than set steps. As you get better you will find that the drawing tutorials start moving away from how to draw the whole object to drawing the individual parts and you will just have to put the parts together in the way that you think is best. Finally you will get to the point where don’t need a drawing tutorial at all.

If you are a runner, then I am sure that you will know about calf cramps.

Imagine this scenario if you will. Let’s say that you are 7.5k into a 10k run and the road starts to incline. Ever so slightly, but enough to put that extra strain on your legs as you try to maintain contact with the leaders. And the temperature? Well, it’s the morning, but it’s hot and liable to get hotter before the end. And to make matters worse, you were so desperate to maintain contact with the leading group, that you forgot to take on liquid at the last feeding station. And did you use tight fitting calf length socks? I know they are all the rage, but why did you do it?

So what do we have here?

* Extra strain on muscles?
* Dehydration?
* Loss of essentials salts?
* Restriction of blood flow?

All in all, I think that we are describing running calf cramps, waiting to happen.

I am not sure that anyone has definitive answer to the cause of cramps, but there are certainly several steps that you can take which could help save you from disaster during competition, in any sport.

1. A Proper Warm Up

Ok, I know you know, but did you do it? If not, then those cramps could be coming. Seriously, if you have been involved in any sport to any level, then you will be aware of the importance of a proper warm up. And I don’t just mean a brisk walk up the stairs to the changing room either! A proper warm up should include a routine that gently stretches your muscles to get them ready for the increased exertion, and gets your blood flowing around your body. Not only will a warm help prevent calf cramps, they will also help prevent some of the injuries that might occur when you put sudden strain on cold muscles.

And whilst we are talking of warm ups, don’t forget warm downs as well. Warming down after exercise can also help prevent cramping and reduce the risk of injury.

2. Train Hard, Run Easy

Have you heard this before? No? Well you should give it some thought, because it’s true. When you train for a sport, not only do you practice the necessary skills required to execute which ever event you are competing in, but you are also training your body for the rigours of the event. To given an exaggerated example, if you train for a sprint, and then try and run a marathon, your body won’t be ready. If you try it, I think you could be in for some serious cramps.

Remember, train hard, run easy.

3. Water is Sport’s Life Blood

Whenever you start to exercise, you start to sweat (or you should). Sweat is nature’s way of cooling you down when you get hot, so, it’s a good thing. And since your body is mainly made of water, then you should have plenty, shouldn’t you? Well, considering that you lose moisture from your body when you breathe, sweating does take a lot of fluid out of your system.

And your body will demand that it be replaced!

If you start feeling dizzy, or experience a rapid heart beat, then these could be signs that you are starting to dehydrate. I will take it as read that if your mouth and lips feel dry, then you should be taking water on board. It is not always possible to take on fluid during sport, but always have some available as soon as you are able to drink.

4. Sport A’int No Catwalk.

It’s true! Sport is not a fashion parade. If you think it is, then you are hanging out in the wrong place! There’s nothing wrong with looking cool whilst you compete, but be practical. Don’t risk injury (or cramps) by wearing clothing that is too tight, and that restricts your body’s movement, either externally or via blood flow. Believe me, I know. When I was younger, I used tie up’s on my socks whilst playing soccer (not as a fashion statement you’ll understand), just to keep my socks up and my shin guards inside my socks. Three quarters of the way through a game, my calves would tighten up, and I would roll on the floor in agony. Once it was understood, that I ‘only had cramp’, I was the object of much derision, but believe me, cramp is far from funny if you are the one suffering.

Wear appropriate clothing.

5. Eat Properly.

When you are sweating and working hard, not only do you lose water, you also lose nutrients. There is speculation that that athletes who get calf cramps could suffer from low levels of potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. I am not suggesting that you do low level analysis of your breakfast cereal, but the message is clear. Look after your body, and your body will look after you.

Eat sensibly, and eat the right foods.

The article was written by Charlie Cory, who owns Home Fitness Online. Get fitter, feel better, live longer. Attain higher levels of fitness from the comfort of your own home.

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When you retire you don’t have to remove your pension then. Instead, you can make a decision to put-off buying an annuity until the ripe old age of 75 & if you do so you might discover you will get a more prosperous offer. It’s known as income drawdown.

When you are aged between fifty and seventy five you are permitted to suspend the ownership of your pension annuity from one of a number of insurance businesses. Instead, you are allowed to pull out up to one-hundred-and-twenty percent of the pension fund that could have been originally acquired by means of the Government Actuary rates, & leave the remaining savings invested until you demand it. On your part, all you need to do is to make sure you obtain a pension annuity by the time you get to 75. Find Independent Income Draw Down info at firstplacefinancial.co.uk.

Although, what would take place if you wanted to take the income drawdown choice, & then departed this life? If this did occur then your existing partner or dependant(s) would then have 3 choices: either to accept a lump sum, after tax at thirty five percent, or on the other hand go on with financial removal, or paying for an annuity with the savings. Your present significant other has until they reach 60 to suspend the control of an annuity, but no financial benefits are payable in the interim period.

Why opt for income draw down? Well mostly because it might end in you earning an enhanced salary from your specific pension by doing so. Secondly, you can decide precisely when you want to obtain the pension annuity, this means that if you retire at an instance when the annuity rates are very low, waiting mat possibly be a wiser decision. If the remaining funds climb as envisaged, then simultaneously with the reality that annuity rates develop with age, you might finally be able to procure an improved pension than you probably would have secured to begin with.

It also means that when you leave this world your partner or dependants are taken care of economically, because they are entitled to the outstanding assets, as mentioned before.

There are dangers as a result though. If investment performance on the remaining stocks is below par, then the extent of salary provided could go down. And it is vital to take in account that there’s no reassurance that the pension obtained will finally be bigger than the whole figure that could have been got at the start.

Cyber Bingo Planet

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At present we’ll find plenty of many cyber bingo Web sites, one and all offering their visitors winnings and a mess of other prizes, for instance the hottest cars, theatre tickets, not to forget luxury holidays. What’s particularly fun about cyber bingo is that we can enjoy it all day and night, provided there’s access to an internet account. Games being triggered just about every minute, you can opt to fix bingo gracefully with ordinary everyday life. People might have think that the social quality of bingo fun would lose its impact because of the decline of the traditional bingo haunts, but, instead, bingo afficionados in England have indisputably refuted all skeptical voices. Ever more are utilising the web sites tendered by innumerous cyber bingo firms.

Here everyone can get to know new friends, benefit from high-class games and close ranks with a group of bingo afficionados. Further, a good many studies have substantiated claims that people are more likely to rake in mega bucks when taking a stab at net bingo than with alternate forms of staking a bet for instance the raffles and sports betting. Should you become a little bit uninterested in bingo, a vast number of cyber bingo Web sites will throw in tons of alternate games. These will be anything from numbers and slots games, through to caption tournaments and exercises. In view of so much choice, it can actually be a bit tricky to determine which bingo setup will be the right one. It pays to carry out a little bit of research and establish who is now proposing to the greatest sign-up bonuses. Hundreds of cyber bingo Web sites will let you have a few free games of bingo or reciprocate players’ cash deposits.

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Humans are habitual. They strive on routine and rituals. While it’s true that routine can provide a sense of ease and security, I think we’d all agree that the same old, same old can also turn to boredom. And when it comes to working out, routine can be downright toxic.

New exercisers often see quick fitness results such as weight loss and increased muscle strength while engaging in the same workout day after day. However, after several weeks following their fitness routines and they often become frustrated as the gains begin to dwindle. Eventually dieters scales become frozen on the same number or weight lifters are stuck at the same weight size. They hit a plateau.

A plateau typically is the direct consequence of a fitness rut - when an exerciser performs the same workout over and over. The human body is very efficient and quickly adapts to work. Once the body practices the same activity repeatedly, it grows more proficient at performing those moves. So that means it requires less energy and therefore also burns less calories.

Instead of celebrating their body’s improved fitness capabilities, exercisers often abandon their workouts. And who can blame them? After all, they no longer are seeing the results they desire and become increasingly bored with their workouts. Plus, hitting a plateau not only can halt fitness gains, but it can even reverse previous successes. But, with just a few simple steps exercisers can easily break-through that brick wall and continue to reap all the rewards of regular physical activity.

Dodging the dreaded plateau is actually very easy. Variety is the key ingredient to continual fitness success. To avoid hitting a workout plateau, follow these recommendations.

To begin with, every workout routine should be changed about every 4-6 weeks. The modification doesn’t have to be dramatic. A totally new exercise is a possible option, but alteration of a current exercise can be just as effective.

A simple way to determine how to transform your current workout is using the F.I.T.T principle. F.I.T.T. stands for frequency, intensity, time and type. This strategy can be adopted for both cardio and resistance training.

Frequency - increase or decrease how often you workout

Intensity - increase or decrease the difficulty or level at which you workout.

Time - increase or decrease how long your workout sessions last.

Type - change the type of exercises you perform.

Frequency and Time are limited by an individual’s schedule as well as appropriate rest time to ensure maximum efficiency and safety. But Intensity and Type are really only limited by creativity and planning.

Cardio exercise intensity can easily be varied through speed, incline, distance, height, etc. And of course the types of exercises are practically endless, so exercisers should never have the excuse that they’ve exhausted their exercise options. Good cardio examples include: walking, jogging, swimming, biking, hiking, and more. In addition, combining several of these exercises into one workout session can be very effective. Try 10 minutes each of 3-4 unique exercises.

Strength training intensity can also easily be altered with changes in resistance size, number of reps, rest time, number of sets and more. Even simply switching the sequence of the exercises can prove effective. There are also numerous strength training exercise options. Unfortunately, most exercisers are unaware of the plethora of training techniques and equipment options. They often get stuck performing the same 10 exercises over and over. Yet, there are hundreds of unique options. Simply utilizing new types of training equipment every 4-6 weeks can result in big improvements because each type of equipment will work the muscle groups in a slightly different manner. Gear options include: free weights, body bars, selectorized machines, resistance bands, and fitness balls - just to name a few.

So, to reduce your chances of hitting a plateau remember the F.I.T.T. principle. And approximately every 4-6 weeks choose one element of the principle to change (or even all four components). Incorporating this strategy will enable you to progress further and attain even higher fitness levels. It’s just that easy!

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Past life regression, aka PLR, can uncover the reasons why we have arguments with people in our current life or why we are concerned of certain situations. You have fellow workers around you in your current lifetime that you will have extraordinarily met with before, just imagine being competent to uncover what happened and what your relationship was to them at that time and remove blocks that plague you in your current time and even locate talents and bring them into your present time. Past life regression, aka PLR, is astonishing.

When you are having a past life regression session you go back to the life you will most need to see about in your current lifetime. This is marvellous and will often explain a considerable deal about your present lifetime and help you will to move forward with your life with a greater understanding of yourself, your life and the family around you. Use Past Life Regression to discover your past lives.

You will often also identify why you are the person that you are, now that is incredible. If you appreciate nature perhaps you were once working on a farm, if you enjoy to travel maybe you were a gypsy. Instead of ignoring our strengths we acknowledge all of them.

Each respective experience is brilliant and unique. Others have uncovered places they?d lived in before and ?knew? where to go.