Wing Tang Wong

It Starts With Opening One's Mouth...

Let's face it. We're creatures of habit. No matter how well we think we are pro-active and establishing strong lines of communications... we can always do better. Usually, much better. Whether in the workplace, at home, or just when you're out and about, communicating is a key part of life. And it seems that the majority of people take a pretty laid back approach to it.

Learning to talk as a child is hard. But it was only one of a few things that truly occupied your attention. Learning to talk as a teen is hard. But that is because of the social and cultural pressures that are present. Learning to talk as an adult is hard. This is due to the fact that we are busy with so many other things.

So, when do we really learn to talk? To communicate?  read more »

This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on January 1, 1994. The length of the article is 835 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: Newspaper managements have to find ways to recapture retail advertising and adjust to an electronic era if they are to be economically viable in the future.  read more »

This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 811 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: Noble sentiments: local owners devise ways to keep their newspapers away from the chains. (The Newspaper Business).  read more »

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Are you overwhelmed by a glut of e-mail filling up your in-basket? Frustrated by spammers sending you junk mail? Productivity expert Mark Ellwood shows you how to make your e-mail work for you, rather than you working for it. You don’t have to be a technology wizard. Just apply these simple, common sense tips and techniques. You’ll discover dozens of innovative ideas that you can apply right away. Reduce the time you spend on unnecessary e-mail and find more time for the things that count.

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Writer's Digest's annual Poet's Market offers great entertainment value. Sure, it lists a whopping 1,100 journals and magazines, 500 book publishers, and 200 chapbook publishers of poetry. Of course it is a great resource for information on contests, awards, conferences, workshops, organizations, publications, and Web sites of interest to poets. This year's edition even features bold new icons, so that you can expediently locate new markets, significant contact- information changes, online publishers, and publishers that actually pay real money for poems.  read more »

In the twentieth century, tax-exempt foundations have grown substantially, both in their financial importance and in the scope of their activities. This challenging book examines the economic, cultural and intellectual implications of tax-exempt organizations. How do various tax laws influence foundations and what types of ideas do foundations produce? How do the activities of foundations relate to the interests and intentions of their founders? Does the economic management of foundation assets serve the public good, or would such assets be better employed through the private sector?  read more »

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“Heidi Vaughan's account of her family's expatriate experience in Norway will give anyone thinking about doing an overseas assignment a real and sincere look at life as a foreigner far from home. In Diary of an Oil Expat Family, Vaughan takes the reader through her family's first year away, using a lighthearted approach to the very serious subject of foreign living. Diary offers honest insight into the ups, downs and shocks of expat life and will be of tremendous use for anyone contemplating a move abroad.”  read more »

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What do Chris, the narrator, and his two travel buddies, Seb and Leo, have in common with Cuba, Israel, Turkey, and Bulgaria, the main countries they encounter in Bottled Water?  read more »