Cross Mouth
The Ohio Debate
Ernie Fitzpatrick asked: Will the Ohio debate be the last one, the last stand for someone (can you say Hillary?). Obviously things have changed since last Thursday’s debate in Austin, Texas. Hillary has picked up on Bubba’s approach saying, “Shame on you, Barack Obama. It is time you ran a campaign consistent with your messages [...]
Cricket Discussion a Live Wire
Ella Wilson asked: No cricket match is complete without a good discussion on it. Well, we do not have to wait for any tournament to begin, as we are in a habit to talk about it all the time throughout the year. Cricket discussion actually attracts lots of attention of its fans who have ample [...]
Debate – the Fun Way to Argue, Learn, and Change Opinions
Lee Siemon asked: One of the things I miss from the past is my family’s debates over current affairs and such. I come from a family of five boys and a couple of intellectual parents (I don’t think that rubbed off). I remember that we used to sit in my parent’s living room or out [...]
Group Discussion
Himanshu Juneja asked: A Group Discussion is a collective amalgamation of available information. Each individual in the group is believed d to have a say in the process of communication. A Group discussion is based upon three P’s-Purpose, Planning and Participation. It involves two other components- Leadership and Casualness. Advantages of Group Discussion 1) The [...]
Anti-Evolution Curriculum Debate Lives On
Annie Condron asked: Despite the Supreme Court ruling banning creationism and intelligent design in science classrooms, evolution is still on trial in Texas and Louisiana. I feel like it’s the Scopes monkey trial all over again. [Or at least the fictional account I read in Inherit the Wind.] Both Texas and Louisiana are voting on [...]
How To Use Discussion Forums Better
David Ogden asked: Discussion forums offer several benefits to Internet marketers if they use them correctly. However, many people spend time in discussion forums and are not really benefiting from them as much as they could. In this article we will talk about a few ways you can use discussion forums to benefit your Internet [...]
Politics
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Austin Texas Debate
Ernie Fitzpatrick asked: Remember the days not too long ago when there more than a half dozen Democratic candidates engaging what was called a debate? And then there were three? Now there’s just two. Obama and Mama head to head!Senator Hillary Clinton of New York and Senator Barack Obama of Illinois in a good old [...]
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The New Hampshire Debate – Recap Of A Fear Mongering Feast
James Opiko asked: The scene of this terrible accident — Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. [The third GOP presidential debate -- Tuesday, 5 2007].My friend Paul Reyes likened them to a “convention of morticians,” in their last debate. Mark Mellman, a pollster says these candidates make the Republican party look like “a front for [...]
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Sports and Fitness
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Cricket Discussion a Live Wire
Ella Wilson asked: No cricket match is complete without a good discussion on it. Well, we do not have to wait for any tournament to begin, as we are in a habit to talk about it all the time throughout the year. Cricket discussion actually attracts lots of attention of its fans who have ample [...]
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Cricket Discussion Can Veer Towards Any Aspect of the Game
Ella Wilson asked: ‘Give an inch take a mile’, this is one statement that fits aptly on a cricket fan. Well it is not applicable for a cricket fan, rather for any person who is passionate about something. Give them one to discuss and eventually you will find that they have ventured their topic towards [...]
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Management
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Improving How You Conduct Performance Discussions With Poor Performers
Barbara Brown, PhD asked: You are getting ready to do one of your least favorite management tasks: have a performance discussion with a poor performer. But before you have this discussion, you want to organize your ideas so you can clearly describe the problems and state your expectations for improvement. You have a standard approach [...]
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Taking Part In A Balanced Scorecard Discussion
Sam Miller asked: Being a proprietor of any business, the need to check on the performance of the business itself in its entirety is quite inevitable. Any owner of any business would want to know how his business is doing. To do this, there are so many factors to consider. In this aspect alone, the [...]
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Communication
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The Decline of Debate
Jordan Eller asked: The Decline of Debate Debate is, potentially, a great thing. It’s a chance to air your opinions and have others agree or disagree with you. It’s like a sword duel in a way, strike with stats, parry with logic, etc. It’s an intellectual wonderland, and in the end, if one can say [...]
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National Halth Care Debate
Ernie Fitzpatrick asked: The Presidential Bully pulpit has historically been a major weapon for the White House, regardless of which party is in power; however, Barack Obama is taking it to a new level next week. On the night of June 24, the media and government become one in a certain sense, when ABC turns [...]
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