Public speaking instructors and coaches often use speech rubrics to generate public speaking evaluations of their students' speeches. These rubrics provide a mechanism for speech assessments, speech critiques, and speech analysis. Over a million speech evaluations and presentation critiques are produced every year by tens of thousands of public speaking instructors, coaches, and other professionals, as estimated by Rate Speeches. Despite their importance, speech evaluation and speech rubrics are seldom researched and investigated. Communication professor and author, ...

This year's theme is the Marketing & Branding of Urban Music." As we celebrate Black Music Month, SUMC Sr. VP Allen Johnston and I have come up with a wide range of performances by artists representing several genres, including Gospel, Neo Soul, R&B, Reggae, spoken word and Jazz. You name it it's at this year's SUMC. As we mix in industry veterans with folks who are just getting into the industry it's all about one thing and that is networking. As our industry continues to evolve in new areas such as tie ins with brands and film, we have to be ahead of the ...

Cobridge Communications (www.cobridge.net), announces today that the company has recently "adopted" Benton Middle School in Benton, Ark., as part of a Box Tops for Education campaign supported by Avery Dennison and Regency Office Products (www.regencyofficeproducts.com). Cobridge has set a goal of clipping and collecting enough Box Tops coupons to earn $500 for the school. The company is also sponsoring a field trip to the Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs, Ark., for the homeroom class that collects the most Box Tops coupons during the summer. "Cobridge ...

Expect Referrals, the powerful Referral Marketing Management Software have announced a new upgrade to their software today. The new release, known as Expect Referrals 3.1, includes numerous features previous sought after by customers, with a specific focus on Social Media. These new social media tools include allowing users to place Facebook "Like Buttons & Like Boxes" on their unique referral sites. In addition to the Like features, all Expect Referrals customers will be able to share their offers on the popular websites, Facebook and Twitter and receive ...

EON Systems, Inc., has just has just come back from the birthplace of its company, Washington State. EON Systems returned to their origins to attend the Washington State Chiropractic Association's Spring Conference in Seattle, WA. Attendees who were also EON clients stopped by EON's booth to rave to them about their software, one attendee had this to say "We have EON's software, we love EON!" Not just attendees were happy to have EON as a vendor. WSCA officials were happy and ecstatic with EON's donation of software to their Conference Raffle. The proceeds' ...

Matrox Graphics Inc. and Trenton Systems today announced a new technology partnership to deliver video wall solutions for the AV market, beginning with the Trenton TVC4401 4U rackmount system. The new Matrox-certified system can combine up to six, single-slot Matrox Mura MPX display controller boards—for up to 24 high-definition inputs and outputs—while leveraging the board's 64 Gbit/sec duplex data transfer to ensure flawless display of HD input captures, at full resolution and frame rate. Matrox Mura MPX hardware can be controlled using network commands or a fully-integrated ...

Boy Scout Troop 313, chartered to the Church of Scientology, Flag Service Organization, is proud to announce that Winston McDaniel was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. This caps a 12-year journey for McDaniel, who joined Cub Scout Pack 313 when he was only 6. "I always saw being an Eagle Scout as something only a handful of people could say they were," says McDaniel. "I started in Tiger Cubs (the earliest you can start) and I just HAD to finish it. I wanted to achieve that respected rank of Eagle Scout." While a Cub Scout, McDaniel received ...

Washington Small Businesses looking for ways to save money on payroll processing and tax reporting can try out ezPaycheck payroll solution from halfpricesoft.com. ezPaycheck is designed with small business users in mind and the new 2011 version is more powerful and user-friendly than ever. Many people who start their own successful companies are intelligent, have field experience and an entrepreneur spirit to get things done. However, when it comes to accounting, and in particular payroll software, they often stumble. "For more than ten years I was a programmer ...

The all new import facility, featuring Kia, Mitsubishi and Subaru, is now open and located just next door to the existing one. The Grand Opening will be celebrated at all three showrooms: Buick, GMC showroom on the far right, the Chevy, Cadillac showroom in the middle; and, the new import facility for Kia, Mitsubishi and Subaru, just next door on the left. "This state-of-the-art facility was built for you, our customers," stated Dixie Gilmore, VP/GM, "We have very comfortable, upscale waiting areas for you, with gourmet coffees and hot chocolate, ...

The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Al Lowry, is announcing the June 2011 CT REIA monthly meeting for real estate investors. This event will take place on Monday June 20, 2011, from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 100 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT. This event is free for CT REIA members and $30 for not-yet-members. Dr. Albert Lowry has become America's premier authority on real estate investing. From an early age Albert's childhood struggles made him keenly aware of how much he wanted financial independence. He ...

Macro Sensors (www.macrosensors.com) offers a complete "out-of-the-box" solution for linear position gaging with its new EAZY-GAGE Bundle. Combining spring- loaded, AC-operated LVDT position sensors with an EAZY-CAL Mini-Module LVDT Signal Conditioner, the EAZY-GAGE Bundle takes the guess work out of gaging applications by providing a fully calibrated and complete linear position gaging system ready for immediate operation. Ideal applications for the EAZY-GAGE Bundle include dimensional or position measurement in automotive factories, forges and foundries (large ...

(Signet Mass Market Paperback Original; June 7, 2011; $7.99). This is the first in a thrilling new provocative romantic suspense series featuring Baltimore homicide detectives, district attorneys and prosecutors as lead characters and marks Rose's debut on the Signet list! "Rose packs action into every moment..." —Publishers Weekly "Without doubt, Rose is in the top echelon of suspense masters!" —RT Book Reviews "Intense, complex, and unforgettable." —#1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson "Rose is a master ...

Despite the sluggish economy and slow to recover construction industry, the healthcare sector continues to build. IMC Construction and Moreland Development mark the start of construction on the Bryn Mawr Medical Arts Pavilion, a physician-owned building on the campus of Bryn Mawr Hospital. IMC Construction has been contracted to furnish Construction Management Services for construction of the new medical arts pavilion that will connect to Bryn Mawr Hospital via a pedestrian walkway over Lancaster Avenue. The 100 percent leased, 141,000 square-foot building is expected ...

Inspire announced it has signed agreements with more than a dozen new patient advocacy organizations in the past several months. Inspire has increased its partnerships by over 35% in a year. "The number and diversity of our recent partners demonstrates that across all segments of patient care, our partners want to connect patients," said Inspire CEO Brian Loew. Among the recently announced partners: * Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association * Alzheimer's Foundation of America * National Psoriasis Foundation * Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance * Georgetown ...

Shore Mobile, a mobile marketing platform provider, has partnered with the Brooklyn Cyclones, a single A affiliate of the New York Mets. The Cyclones will be implementing a fresh take on fan interaction. The team will use fun mobile programs like SMS voting and live polls, scoreboard interaction, and stat lookups for in-game fan engagement. Fans at the games will also be able to access exclusive mobile offers and coupons. Fans will also have the ability to access a Brooklyn Cyclones mobile website that features stats & scores, schedules, promotions and more. The ...

Leading luxury linen manufactures have evolved over the last century with the collaborative efforts of independent retail distribution. The retailers for these products must adhere to strict pricing levels, as well, these manufacturers cannot sell their products direct to consumers below these established prices or they risk certain collapse of their distribution network. In today's challenging economic times - consumers still demand quality but are fixated on value... Vero Linens recognized this opportunity and met the challenge with its newly launched consumer direct ...

Data protection specialist NovaStor has introduced its fastest cloud backup platform technology to date. NovaStor's new file differencing algorithm for its cloud backup platforms, FastBIT 3, makes data transfer time during cloud backup 30 times faster and notably decreases cache load. FastBIT 3 Technology Allows for Quicker Backups FastBIT is a patching process, and the core technology behind NovaStor's technology to power speedy backup services. The patching process compares two different versions of the same file and extracts the differences between the files. When ...

Research Now, the leading global online sampling and data collection company, and Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded, announced a partnership that will enable Southwest Airlines' Rapid Rewards Members to join the e-Rewards Opinion Panel operated by Research Now. Rapid Rewards Members who choose to join the e-Rewards Opinion Panel will have the unique opportunity to earn Rapid Rewards Points in exchange for the time they spend participating in market research surveys and sharing their opinions. "We ...

According to Oceana.org, over 80% of Florida's electricity is generated from fossil fuel consumption and "more oil is burned in Florida for electricity than any other state." So as rising oil prices lead to higher utility bills, both commercial and residential power users wanting to save money will turn to the Sunshine State's most abundant, clean and renewable alternative energy resource. And for businesses and homeowners in Greater Miami and South Florida, the recently redesigned and "Web 3.0 Ready" Heliotropics.com is their gateway to optimally engineered ...

Stephanie White felt hopeless and alone growing up. As a child of divorce who was frequently caught in heated parental battles, she found herself victimized by verbal abuse, frequent relocations and a family history of alcoholism. During her childhood Stephanie started creating beaded jewelry as way of relieving stress in her toxic home environment. Years later, when domestic abuse caused severe health problems and her own rocky marriage began to dissolve, she turned back to jewelry design. This time she not only found comfort, but an immense outlet for her natural ...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Madison-Bouckville Antique Week, slated for Aug. 15-21 in Bouckville, a town located in central New York state, not far from Syracuse and Utica and right on State Route 20. The event will play host to over 2,000 dealers and vendors and is expected to attract 45,000 people or more to its many fields. Madison-Bouckville Antique Week is the largest antiques and collectibles show in New York state. It has often been compared to Brimfield, the tri-annual colossus in Massachusetts. Both are many shows combined into one week-long mega-event. ...

Timberhorn IT Solutions recently announced it has become of a distributor of Ingram Micro Inc., the world's largest wholesaler of hardware and software solutions to the IT industry. "As a reseller of Ingram Micro, we're able to provide our customers with cost savings and complete access to all of the leading hardware manufacturers and software publishers," says Rex Kurzius, founder and president of Timberhorn. Through its new partnership, Timberhorn IT Solutions is both united with a premier third-party logistics provider to deliver customized end-to-end ...

When people lose their corporate employment in today's highly competitive job market, they face a difficult decision: Must they move from their current home to land another job? Diana Schneidman has been terminated from four full-time jobs. Each time she found exciting freelance and consulting opportunities she could do from home in locations ranging in size from smaller, almost rural communities to suburbs of major cities. Now she has distilled into three steps her secrets on how to land lucrative freelance and consulting work: 1. Decide what type of work to ...

New Sales Training Firm Launches to Increase Your Sales Rapidly A new sales training firm designed to bring businesses and their salespeople results quickly, just launched in Minneapolis MN. Sales Results Fast was founded by Richard Garvey and Allan Giese earlier this year and launched in May. The firm provides day long classroom trainings in their "University" format, as well as one-on-one coaching, and consulting for a wide variety of businesses - all designed to bring maximum results as quickly as possible. "Sales personnel at every level can benefit ...

International Microsystems, Inc., has just released their newest product, the M5315 USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 Duplicator. The M5315 is the fastest USB duplicator on the market, and includes a variety of useful features. For over twenty years, Milpitas, California, based International Microsystems has been a global leader in the design and manufacture of Flash memory & USB duplication and testing equipment. Their latest product, the M5315 USB Duplicator, showcases their innovative technology and expertise in the field. The M5315 supports both USB 3.0 Super Speed and ...