Month: May 2011

Your London schoolwear supplier may not stock nose studs – but this could be part of your uniform if you are a student at New Plymouth high school

Looking for a London schoolwear supplier can be a tiresome task, but imagine if you had to incorporate a search for the perfect nose ring for your daughter into looking for the standard shirts and P.E kit.  This may be the reality for parents at a major New Plymouth high school, where facial piercings have just been declared as part of the school uniforms.  The school clothes policy has changed from one allowing students one stud earring in each ear, the rule at most schools in the area and in the UK. School board chairman Darren Muggeridge said students would now be allowed one lip and one nose piercing.

He described the new rule as a compromise in a difficult area.  For the school governors, it is a way of meeting the students half way.  They feel that making sure that there are rules around what is worn and where they are worn will keep a sense of discipline without depriving the pupils of their rights to self-expression.  The school had previously been very strict around school uniforms, but it had taken more time and effort than expected to deal with piercings. The principal of the country’s largest school, Rangitoto College, said he was seeing demand for a more conservative dress code.  He feels a lot of pressure coming from that direction, as part of the pressure on teenagers to succeed academically.

The atmosphere in New Plymouth is perhaps rather more relaxed than in Auckland, but still, the introduction of the new policy followed a lengthy debate.  Teachers and governors appreciate that it may not satisfy all parents, but they feel that policing facial piercings is no longer worth the time and effort that the school has been forced to invest in it.  In the end it was a case of deciding that there were more important things for the school to be dealing with.  Although facial piercings are often associated with teenage rebellion and the punk look, it is worth remembering that some studs can be the size of a tiny pin, and the level of invisibility is such that they are hardly intrusive.

It is probably safe to assume that your London schoolwear supplier will not stock nose studs, however unobtrusive they might be.  This case does raise interesting issues where school clothes are concerned.  Whilst many experts agree on the benefits of school uniforms which make children look smarter and help even out differences between them, it is also worth questioning how much effort schools should be forced to go to in order to control the appearance of their students.

Please visit http://www.uniform4kids.com/ for further information about this topic.

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Sales presentations tips for more exciting content and delivery

We have all seen generic Powerpoint presentations that make us want to drop off to sleep.  The main point to be aware of when creating and delivering sales presentations is making sure the audience come away with information that is in line with the original point of the presentation.  If the audience leave the presentation with a degree of confusion, there has been a failure on your part. Powerpoint design allows for the communication of a great deal of information, but this can be a challenge rather than a blessing, as there tends to be a temptation to include more than is necessary.

In sales, presenting information properly to prospective clients is crucial .  From the initial stages of introducing a product or service to closing the sale, at any stage one cannot risk people walking away feeling like their time has been wasted.  Graphics are sometimes added to presentations as an afterthought, but unfortunately or not, many of us have a tendency to engage more quickly and for longer with pictorial content, so this aspect of Powerpoint design could be more important than you realise.  Using pictures from the generic clipart folder to fill space, for example, sends a very specific  message about your presentation.  The audience is likely to automatically expect to see a generic  presentation, so they can sit back and not worry about taking it in  too much.  Your audience’s attention will be lost before you even get started.  Purchasing a CD set of backgrounds and pictures, or subscribing to a good  online picture library, can be a very smart  investment.

Powerpoint technology does allow users to create very dynamic and highly technological presentations, but it is important not to overdo it.  Sometimes presenters feel that if their presentation looks new and dynamic, it will be well received, but the secret is to tailor the effects to ones that are specifically useful to communicate your message, rather than throwing in any extra detail you can in the hope of hitting the ‘wow factor’.  A common mistake of this kind is the overuse of animations and transitions during a slide show – the audience has hardly been able to read what is on the screen before a new sentence flies in, creating something of a visual overload.

Powerpoint design is there to make communication easier, and it should be used with this in mind.  It is not necessary to approach sales presentations with an aim to wow your audience with your technical abilities, but equally, stock images and a tired old format will only remind them of all the other Powerpoint presentations they have ever seen.  As with so many other things in life, it is a question of finding the perfect balance.

Please visit http://www.eyefulpresentations.co.uk/ for further information about this topic.

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