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Dealing with the Fear of Public Speaking     Most of us have heard about a study that claims public speaking is our number one fear. Jerry Seinfeld even made a joke out of it, noting that if fear of public speaking was number one, and death was lower down the list, it meant that people would rather die than give the eulogy at the funeral. Now comes a study – surveying Americans – to check up on those fears. Is public speaking still number one? The answers may surprise you a little. We public speakers can no longer proudly (or cravenly) point to public speaking as fear #1. Alas, it has dropped to number five. Here’s the list: 1. Walking alone at night. 2. Becoming the victim of identity theft. 3. Safety on the internet. 4. Being the victim of a mass/random shooting. 5. Public speaking. I find the list fascinating because two of the four greater fears – the ones that have displaced public speaking – are online-created fears. And I suspect that Fea

Methods of Payment To succeed in today’s global marketplace and win sales against foreign competitors, exporters must offer their customers attractive sales terms supported by the appropriate payment methods. Because getting paid in full and on time is the ultimate goal for each export sale, an appropriate payment method must be chosen carefully to minimize the payment risk while also accommodating the needs of the buyer. As shown in figure 1, there are five primary methods of payment for international transactions. During or before contract negotiations, you should consider which method in the figure is mutually desirable for you and your customer. Last Published: 4/28/2016 Key Points International trade presents a spectrum of risk, which causes uncertainty over the timing of payments between the exporter (seller) and importer (foreign buyer). For exporters, any sale is a gift until payment is received. Therefore, exporters want to receive

Accounting Terms Entering into the accounting field can be a little confusing at first with all of the new terminology to learn. Don't feel left out in conversations and don't be left behind because you aren't sure what someone is talking about. Check out the accounting terms below and find out what that last conversation was about. Learn these terms before starting your first big job and you will WOW your employer. Learn these terms before your accounting classes start and you will definitely be a step ahead of everyone else in your classes. Accounting Equation  - The Accounting Equation is Assets = Liabilities + Equity. With accurate financial records, the equation balances. Accounting  - Accounting keeps track of the financial records of a business. In addition to recording financial transactions, it involves reporting, analyzing and summarizing information. Accounts Payable  - Accounts Payable are liabilities of a business and represent money owed to

ARITHMETICAL SYMBOLS Objective : At the end of the lesson,stundents sould be able to use arithmetical symbols and explain arithmetical problems. 1.1     SYMBOLS The  following symbols  are symbols or mathematical symbols. Symbols Read + Plus and - Minus X Times multiplied by : Divided by = Equals ; is equal to ; is (+) is used for addition (-)  is used for subtraction (x) is used for multiplicand (:)  is used division 1.1     NUMBERS There are two kinds of numbers : cardinal and ordinal. Cardinal numbers are used in counting and to indicate quantities. Ordinal numbers are used  to indicate position in a series. This part shows the spelling of the cardinal numbers.            1: one                                                   11: eleven            2: two                                                   12: twelve            3: three                                                 13: thirteen