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Causes Of Public Speaking Phobia

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Usha

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According to World Book Online Research Encyclopedia, Phobia is an unreasonable yet strong fear of a certain object, class of objects or a situation. People who suffer phobia have a compelling desire to avoid the object or situation that causes their stress. Phobia may be classified into two types: Specific Phobia, such as fear of animals i.e. Arachnophobia - Fear of spiders; Necrophobia - Fear of death or dead things . Social Phobia is an anxiety disorder where the sufferer fears being assessed adversely in front of a group. Thus, Public speaking phobia is an over-emphasized fear of speaking in front of a group. According to World Psychiatric Association 1995 , Social Phobia affects one to 10 people at some stage of their lives. Sufferers experience dizziness, muscle tension, trembling, blushing and or sweating, and even heart palpitations when exposed to the feared object or situation. Others do not manifest physical symptoms but they are overtly conscious of how others react to them. They also have a tendency to underestimate their capability...

Skin Care For Men

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Ursula

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The manufacturers of beauty care products have blatantly ignored men while persistently pursuing women. Decade ago beauty regime, cosmetics, etc were considered a female s prerogative. So what s new. There is a clear blurring of gender lines in today s world. Eyebrow plucking, facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, hair removal and hair colours, which were regaled to women only, now find a mention in men s list for beauty. Men have shown interest in taking better care of their skin. Simple daily ritual of cleansing and moisturizing is the key to healthy beautiful skin. Men s skin care products include moisturizing creams, cleansers, face and body wash, scrubs, exfoliant and night renewal cream with a variety of natural ingredients for example sea salt, coconut, Aloe Vera and even beer. Men s skin is 20 thicker than woman s skin because it s richer in collagen and elastin. The active sebaceous glands make the skin much oilier. No matter what is your skin type, you have to clean your face daily. Deep cleansing keeps the pores clear, skin healthy...

Home Study: What Life-enhancing Skill Do You Learn?

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Rickie

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Up to date I ve done many courses in classrooms but only two were very useful. I ve learned most of the useful stuff from books or the Internet. Essays help you organise your thoughts. An essay helps you convince people. Your feedback in a home study course will mostly be essays. This will encourage you to write a good essay. Many years ago I read about Electronics, and took a correspondence course on the subject, and made electronic gadgets for where I worked. Then I decided to study Electronics at college. Unfortunately the nearest I could get to it was Physics with Electronics as the main subject, so I qualified in Physics. The lecturers were shockingly out of date. One of my classmates and I spent a lot of time instructing the lecturers. We d learned modern stuff from books and practical use. It has been said Those who can, do. Those who can t, teach. What this means is that lecturers sat through lectures and passed exams. They go on to teach what they learned in these lectures - which is already out of date. That s the first benefit of home...