How to Be Happy

1- Figure out what is important to you in life. For example: Do you value a certain kind of job, material things, a relationship, time alone, time with others, time to relax, time to be creative, time to read, time to listen to music or time to have fun? These are just a few of the possibilities.

2- Think about times when you have felt happy, good or content. Where were you? Who were you with? What were you doing, thinking or feeling that made you feel happy?

3- Decide to make more time in your life to do more of what is important to you and makes you feel happier. To be happy, you have to make happiness a priority in your life.

4- Start with little things and work up to bigger ones. Little things might be reading for 15 minutes, taking a walk, calling a friend or buying great-smelling soap, shampoo, candles or tea that you will enjoy every time you use it.

5- Focus on what is positive about yourself, others and life in general, instead of dwelling on the negative. In a journal, write down as many positive things as you can think of. Keep it handy to read over, and continue adding to it.

6- Appreciate what is working in your life right now. In the major areas of your life, such as your health, job, love life, friends, family, money and living situation, what is going well?

How to Develop Presentation Skills

1- Know your subject. Being well prepared with great research and knowledge of your topic is essential to delivering a skilled presentation. Having an expert handle on the subject matter convinces the audience that your information is pertinent.

2-  Understand the audience before the presentation. Create your presentation with the audience in mind, understanding who they are and their backgrounds.

3- Plan the presentation well in advance. Create a clear outline that strongly states the main ideas. Have a clear idea of what you hope to accomplish with the presentation and arrange your main points in a logical order.

4- Tell the audience why you're topic is important and what you hope they learn from the presentation, State the main objectives clearly at the start of the presentation.

5- Use supporting materials such as statistics, facts and figures to back up your points. Use clear, easy to see and read visual aids such as video, charts or graphs to clearly deminstrate main points.

6- Anticipate questions the audience may have and how you'll answer those questions. No presentation is complete without a question and answer session. Address the questions to the best of your knowledge and provide resources for additional information on the subject.

7- Summarize the main points at the end of the presentation. Before you conclude, quickly go over the topics discussed and provide a brief summation for the audience.