How to go from curly to straight, silky hair with a Flat Iron January 20, 2010

Going from curly hair to straight hair with the use of a Flat Iron

Would you like to straighten your hair? If you have thick, naturally curly and frizzy hair, a store-bought flat iron will not work. In order to have smooth, silky, touchable hair, it is worthwhile to invest in a flat iron ordered from your favorite salon.

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How to Help Heal Relationships With Contrary Co-workers, Bosses, In-laws, and Acquaintances January 20, 2010

Heal & Soothe Relationships

Do you have an awkward or unpleasant relationship with a contrary co-worker, boss, in-law, friend, or acquaintance? Most likely, you have found yourself focusing on the idiosyncrasies of this person that makes him or her unpleasant to be around or to work with; however, you have to see that person on a frequent basis. Here are some steps you can take to help heal and soothe that relationship.

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How to use skits to teach students to stop fidgeting – Skit 13 of 13 January 19, 2010

Don't Fidget - An important Communication Skill created with Powerpoint

One of the main things that all good communicators should do is don’t fidget.

Here is a fun skit that will help illustrate this point for your students. The students will be directed to display a bad communication skill. Then the class will guess which technique they should have done to be better communicators.

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How to use skits to teach students to keep an adequate distance when they talk – Skit 12 of 13 January 19, 2010

Adequate Distance - An important Communication Skill created with Powerpoint

One of the main things that all good communicators should do is keep an adequate distance from other people when you talk. In other words, don’t invade their personal space.

Here is a fun skit that will help illustrate this point for your students. The students will be directed to display a bad communication skill. Then the class will guess which technique they should have done to be better communicators.

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How to use skits to teach students to talk using the appropriate rate of speech – Skit 11 of 13 January 19, 2010

Rate of Speech - An important Communication Skill created with Powerpoint

One of the main things that all good communicators should do is speak with a good rate of speech: not too fast or too slow.

Here is a fun skit that will help illustrate this point for your students. The students will be directed to display a bad communication skill. Then the class will guess which technique they should have done to be better communicators.

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How to use skits to teach students to use a clear speech – Skit 10 of 13 January 19, 2010

Clear Speech - An important Communication Skill created with Powerpoint

One of the main things that all good communicators should do is use clear speech when they talk.

Here is a fun skit that will help illustrate this point for your students. The students will be directed to display a bad communication skill. Then the class will guess which technique they should have done to be better communicators.

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How to use skits to teach students to use a normal pitch when they talk – Skit 9 of 13 January 19, 2010

Normal Pitch - An important Communication Skill created with Powerpoint

One of the main things that all good communicators should do is use a normal pitch when they talk: not too high or too low.

Here is a fun skit that will help illustrate this point for your students. The students will be directed to display a bad communication skill. Then the class will guess which technique they should have done to be better communicators.

Click on COMMUNICATION SKILLS to read the entire article on eHOW.com.

Good-Bye, Denise posted on Examiner.com January 18, 2010

This is the book cover for the 1990 out-of-print book that I self-published under my former married name: Debbie Rauch. My illustrator was Dusty Araujo.

This is 1 of 2 Stories Honoring Black History Month and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This story is a piece of historical fiction. The friend of Denise exists only in the author’s imagination. My purpose in writing this story is to promote discussions among school children of an actual event of history. I hope that they will begin to become aware of what type of atrocities was committed not that long ago. The young children of today are condemned to repeat history if they cannot learn from it. This story is written in graphic style to force the listeners and readers to think and become more aware.

When I was in 5th grade, in 1969, one of my school friends died on the last day of school. She was hit by a car and died instantly. It was my first real experience with death. My friends and I were very upset and confused!

Six years earlier, in 1963, one fifth-grade girl and three eighth-grade girls died in a church in Birmingham, Alabama. They were killed by a bomb! Read what happened from the perspective of Denise’s best friend in this historical fiction tale.

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Two Brothers and M.L. posted on Examiner.com January 18, 2010

This is the book cover for the 1990 out-of-print book that I self-published under my former married name: Debbie Rauch. My illustrator was Dusty Araujo.

This is 1 of 2 Stories Honoring Black History Month and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Have you ever had your parents say that you could never again play with one of your friends? That is what really occurred many years ago in 1935. It happened to a six-year-old boy who later became very famous. Read on and see if you can guess who it is.

This historical fiction story highlights words spoken to M.L. by his mother and the mother of his two best friends. The conversations between the white mother and her sons and the reactions of the white boys are a product of the author’s imagination.

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How to use skits to teach students to use a normal volume when they talk – Skit 8 of 13 January 18, 2010

Normal Volume - An important Communication Skill created with Powerpoint

One of the main things that all good communicators should do is to speak using a normal volume – not to loud and not to soft.

Here is a fun skit that will help illustrate this point for your students. The students will be directed to display a bad communication skill. Then the class will guess which technique they should have done to be better communicators.

Click on COMMUNICATION SKILLS to read the entire article on eHOW.com.