When cassette tapes came out everyone said they wouldn't last, then came the CDs, the internet etc.  Blogging is another invention to take us to the public and keep us in front of them for a few seconds.  Our development consistently changes like our work environment, our J-O-B, and our alliances with others.  Putting ourselves in front of others is one of the easiest way to make a lasting impression.

Blogging takes a few minutes a day and you can become proficient enough to send your message to the masses through cyberspace.  Spending a few minutes each preparing yourself for communication, presentations or speaking is just the same.  Read 10 minutes a day from a book or website about presenting, communicating and developing relationships.  Speak out loud to a mirror for 10 minutes a day and look to improve your stance, your voice control and the language you use.  Think of what makes people good in the front of the room.  I mean think of the people that you like listening to and watching.  What makes them different?  Is it their style of delivery or their tone of voice?  These same treasures they own and use to make you attentive were developed over time and with practice.

You can make a difference in the way you speak, present, teach, talk, and deliver by spending time working on the skills.  Many of us will spend hours at a driving range, weeks taking dance, months writing a novel but only 20 minutes practicing for a presentation.  Skills are learned, just like you learned to navigate the web, use a keyboard and drive a car.  Practice, practice, practice and you just might end of at Carnegie Hall.