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Jeremy Kesby from Investicoach will deliver truth serum with breakfast
Who to trust? What to believe?
Most of us are no better than chance spotting deception; including most professional investigators!
In just a 10-minute conversation, two strangers will lie to each other 3 times.
83% of respondents to an anonymous survey admitted to lying in job interviews.
What if you could learn the clues of deception from the face, voice, body and words?
Trained lie spotters gain a lasting advantage in business, and dramatically improve their personal relationships, by decoding the body language, facial expressions, words and actions of every one they encounter.
How lie spotters win in life:
Sort truth from half-truths and outright lies
Recognise clues to genuine agreement. Hidden skepticism, confusion, and more with clients, supervisors, and colleagues
Read facial and body language to see when their presentations/sales pitches/negotiations/arguments are working – or backfiring
Win more in negotiations with clients and employers
Gain greater empathy, compassion, and intimacy with loved ones, clients and colleagues
Jeremy Kesby is a Deception Detection Specialist. He helps people hack the hidden dynamics of human behavior by learning how to see / hear the signals we show in our faces, bodies and words when we try to deceive.
He consults as a conference speaker, technical trainer, psychometric examiner and expert witness for professional law enforcement, HR, sales, health care, insurance, media and education.
Jeremy has been a professional behavioural investigator for over 10 years. He is accredited Consultant and Facilitator in psychometric testing (DISC Advanced), body language analysis, statement analysis and microexpressions (certified METT & SETT expert level).
Date: Thursday 17th July 2014
Time: 7:00am to 8:30am
Venue: Riverglenn
70 Kate Street
Indooropilly QLD 4068
Hosting an event during Queensland Small Business Week is the perfect opportunity to increase your brand recognition, transfer knowledge beneficial to small businesses, and align your organisation with the Queensland Government’s premier small business event.
You can host an activity or event anywhere in Queensland, as long as it helps anyone wanting to:
start or grow a business
gain new ideas and inspiration
network with other businesses
gain a better understanding of the support available.
your activities must deliver practical information, advice and networking opportunities for individuals looking to start, manage or grow a small business
your event must not be aimed at selling products or services to attendees.
The deadline for event host registrations is 7 August 2014.
Types of events
You can host any type of event, as long as it focuses on delivering practical information, advice and networking opportunities.
You could hold a webinar, networking event, mentoring session, workshop or forum.
The event does not need to be specifically designed for 2014 Queensland Small Business Week.
You can register any relevant small business-related event you are delivering from Monday 1 September to Saturday 6 September 2014.
You can also host as many events as you like.
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As an event host, you will enjoy a range of benefits, including:
having your activity or event included in our events calendar
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A new study of satellite sea ice measurements shows that over the last 35 years there have been dramatic changes in sea ice cover around the world.
Lead investigator, Professor Ian Simmonds, from the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne said, “The late-summer Artic sea ice coverage has shrunk by 3 million square kilometres since 1979.”
“There were significant decreases for every month of the year, with the greatest rate of decrease in September.Some are now suggesting that September sea ice could disappear from the Arctic in as little as 25 years.
“In contrast, Antarctic sea ice has been expanding, and 2013 was a record-breaking year. In September, we saw the greatest coverage of sea ice since satellite records started in 1979,” said Professor Simmonds.
Overall, sea ice around the world is shrinking by about 35,000 square kilometres per year.
These dramatic changes are of concern as the polar regions influence global climate patterns.
Professor Simmonds said, “It seems counter-intuitive, but the growth in the Antarctic sea ice is consistent with global warming and the effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide. There is strong evidence to indicate changes in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are leading to region-specific changes in climate.”
“The greenhouse effect is strengthening the westerlies over the Southern Ocean and this could be causing the increase in the Antarctic sea ice zone. Ultimately ocean warming will counteract this but it may be a number of years before that takes place.”
This study is published online in the Annals of Glaciology.
Palau carvers sell their work to tourists and international traders
By Anne Sutherland
I recently visited Palau – one of the chain volcanic islands formed as the Earths Philippine Plate rode up over the Pacific Plate. Eventually coral & guano l (bird pooh) formed fringing reefs around the extinct volcanic rock & today Palau consists of over 250 island – most limestone (the Rock Islands). The coral reefs developed abundant marine life
Carbon Dating of cave burials show a pygmy population, presumably the result of insular dwarfism, from at least 3,000, and perhaps as long as 4,500 years ago until about 900 years ago (1000–2500 BCE until ca. 1100 CE).[1] Palau was at one time occupied by perhaps Philippine people 3-4000 years ago & people of unknown lineage who carved the Monolyths – pottery dated 150AD, but eventually Melanesian seafarers settled the islands. They have a Matriarchal society & the women choose the man to be chief of their clan.
Early contact with European society was with whalers, traders & missionaries & their diseases killed about 1/3 of the people. German missionaries about 18th century were tolerant & only removed the most shocking practices. Their studies were observant & sympathetic to local practices. Then Spain followed in1500AD. Modern Palau consists of 16 clan States – 10 of which are based on Babeldaob – the largest & mostly volcanic island.
1900s Japanese came & set up scientific studies such as clam farming & schooling. During World War 2 30,000 Japanese occupied the islands – occupying villages & gardens & forcing Palauans into the forest – about 1/3 starved to death. Japanese headquarters were set up in caves & camouflaged buildings & as the US landed to free the people towards the end of the war there was heavy bombing & a further 1/3 local people died.
The Clans now form 16 States – 14 of which are on the largest island – Babeldaob. They gained independence 1994 & have a President.
At the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan – Pew Environment Group Palau declared its “waters a shark sanctuary in 2009, and today has announced that they will also be a whale and dolphin sanctuary. (more than 600,000 square kilometers/230,000 square miles)”.
Money from Japan, US & Taiwan assists Palau now – US stewardship ends in 2030s. Their main income comes from diving eco-tourism, war relics on land & under water & their unique ancient places. The people are really friendly & knowledgeable.
You can reach Anne by leaving a comment on the story below – Ed
Phillip di Bella started his business roasting coffee part time on a rented machine
In Australia, 30 per cent of all new businesses fail before their first year is finished leaving many budding entrepreneurs to pose the question, why do some succeed while others struggle to realise their dream?
The secret to business success is not as complicated as originally thought, says Phillip Di Bella. The controversial figure has been appointed to a number of Queensland Boards ad marketing authorities but was recently stripped of his Telstra 2014 Business of the Year award after an expletive filled tirade at the rugby.
His presentation “Entrepreneurial Intelligence is the result of two years of investigation into the formula that makes successful entrepreneurs tick. It is a formula based on Phillip Di Bella’s personal business philosophies that saw him succeed with both Di Bella and My Crop to Cup and it is surprisingly simple.
By developing the formula, Phillip hopes to have articulated those philosophies in a way that is within reach of all budding entrepreneurs, as anyone who is taking the next step in developing or expanding their business.
At this event you will learn:
The 4 aspects that are part of Phillips’s successful business mantra
The tangible and intangible aspects of entrepreneurial thinking
An insight into what makes entrepreneurs successful
While Entrepreneurial Intelligence is not a how to guide for being a successful entrepreneur, Phillip will light the spark inside you to believe that, by applying his simple formula, you can put your mind to achieving business and entrepreneurial success. Phillip’s book “Entrepreneurial Intelligence” will be available for sale at this event.
About Phillip Di Bella
Phillip Di Bella established Di Bella Coffee in 2002 by leasing a roaster part-time he roasted coffee at night and went door-to-door to attract clients by day. Phillip quickly caught the attention of local cafes with his enthusiasm and passion for both his product and customer service and since 2002, Phillip has steadily built Di Bella Coffee from a one-man show to a national coffee powerhouse with offices and roasting warehouses in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle.
Phillip is a passionate businessmen and entrepreneur and he has been celebrated on several occasions. He was a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2005 and went on to win the award in 2008, he was the winner of Brisbane Business News’ Young Entrepreneur Award in 2010 and Highly Commended Award in both 2011 and 2012 and Phillip was awarded Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Northern Region Industry Category Winner and the 2014 Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Corporate Citizen of the Year.
Broncos Leagues Club
6:45am for 7:00am start, 8:30am finish
