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Active Listening
Often times people assume that listening is the same as hearing; that is instinctive. Unfortunately, because of this false misconception, little effort is made to develop effective listening skills. Many consequences can result from the lack of use of this critical skill. Problems occur such as misunderstandings, confusion, hurt feelings, incomplete instructions, loss of important information, embarrassment, and frustration. All of which could be alleviated if proper listening techniques were learned and practiced.Webster defines the word listen as:“to pay attention to sound, to hear something with thoughtful attention: to give consideration, to be alert to catch an unexpected

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GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LOCATOR - Describes information resources that can be found from the federal government and helps in locating them. www.usgs.gov/gils/

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE - Offers electronic access to documents published by various government agencies. The site is completely searchable and most documents are available for download. www.gp

You Cannot - Not Market
Everything you do - or don't do sends a message and marketing is about sending messages. You can market well or you can market poorly, but you cannot - not market!What message are you sending with your dress, stationery, phone message and printed materials? Is it the message you intend to send? Your prospects don't listen only to the message you want to send - they observe and interpret your unintended messages as well. You brag about quality but your letters are full of typos. You claim speedy service yet it takes days for you to return phone calls. You boast that business is good then you drive up in a rust bucket. Shame on you. The unintended messages you send can kill your business.M

Do you need information but don’t know where to look. Would you like a concise listing of Government websites all in one place? We have compiled a list of some of the most popular government offices and maybe some not so popular. You can just click on the link and off you go to the website of your choice.

You can use this handy reference listing for your research, it can save you a lot of time and effort. Good luck in your searches.

Government Website Listings

CENSUS BUREAU - Timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. www.census.gov/

UNITED STATES CONGRESS - Hundreds of publications in both text and pdf formats. www.sunstartechnet.com/Goverment.html#majdb

CONGRESSIONAL EMAIL DIRECTORY - A directory of email addresses for U.S. Senators and Congressional Representatives. It is organized alphabetically by state and includes hyperlinked addresses. www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html

CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER - Offer full text versions of hundreds of the best federal consumer publications available. www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE - Offers copyright searches. (1978 to present) lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

FEC INFO - Database of political contributors by zip code or name. www.tray.com/fecinfo/zip.htm

FEDERAL REGISTER - This site provides a searchable database of the Federal Register. www.access.gpo.gov/su docs/aces140.html

FIA INFO - Tells you how you may go about obtaining information under the freedom of information act. www.well.com/user/fap/foia.htm

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LOCATOR - Describes information resources that can be found from the federal government and helps in locating them. www.usgs.gov/gils/

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE - Offers electronic access to documents published by various government agencies. The site is completely searchable and most documents are available for download. www.gpo

Finding a Teaching Job Abroad Using the Internet as an Information Medium
The internet has one purpose, to share information with people, and it’s a very powerful tool. I’m going to focus on how you can use the information that is available on the internet to secure a teaching position abroad.Searching for Vacancies Firstly you need to identify where you would like to work, and the kind of school in which you want to work. For example, I teach economics and would like to teach in Europe.Once you’ve thought about the geographical area in which you want to work and have made a decision about that, you’ll need to go to a search engine and conduct a search. You are going to be looking for schools with relevant vacancies. Personally I find Google return

me and effort. Good luck in your searches.