The Evolution of the Mobile Phone and IPhone Recipe App

Since the iphone was launched a few years ago there have always been
apps to help you with your cooking but just how far have these recipe
apps come as technology advances.

It really is great news for people who love to cook and eat or just be
fed when it comes to using your phone as an aid to cooking and
preparing food. When looking at all the available iPhone recipe app for mobile
devices like the iphone and ipad there are plenty of really great
choices out there to download and try. Actually over the years these
apps have got better and better with each generation of phone and each
app usually comes with with some really great unique features. All the
applications that really stand out from the crowd are sleek easy to
browse easy to use intuitive or just have features you can not find
anywhere else with the competition out there. Everyone likes to eat
and has to eat so its a great idea to use the best cooking apps you
can find.

If you have a mobile device you may be used to checking everything and
anything with it's smart phone features either the Internet or with
downloaded apps. Checking facts and prices and reviews of products.
One of the most popular uses for smart phones now is actually checking
recipes. Having an iphone or ipad or smart phone in the kitchen allows
you to quickly browse recipes check facts and cooking times the only
issue can be some messy cooking fingers on the nice new touch screen.
But how far have we come with these apps in the last few years. There
are old applications that let you browse recipes if you know what you
are looking for. These let you look through see ingredients and pick
what you want to cook. Next came applications that allow you to put in
what you have inside your kitchen cupboard or fridge.

Then we got applications that allow you to see what recipes you can
cook if you are on a certain diet or if you want to keep a meal to a
certain amount of calories. The next stage of this is a new range of
applications for iphone and ios that allows you to not only select a
recipe and see how to cook your meal but to also allow you to then
transfer these or a favourites list. But now you can actually select
your favourite recipes with your recipe app and not only will it tell
you what you need to make the recipe it will generate a shopping list
and send this to your online supermarket and have the ingredients
ordered and delivered to your door for you to cook.

There are also plenty of new applications for those guys who are don
not feel that comfortable in the kitchen and at the other end of the
spectrum there are applications aimed at getting children into the
kitchen with some help from mums and dads of course.

Hopefully whatever you are looking for with your iphone cooking and
recipe app you will be able to find something out there on the app
market or the android market which will cover what you are looking
for. Whether you are a beginner or a pro or just looking for something
quick to cook and eat. Remember if there isn't something on the market
now there probably will be soon enough as new apps launch every day or
why not ask your favourite app if they can add some features that will
suit your needs maybe its just what they have been looking for. Maybe
in the future your phone will even be able to cook and prepare the
meal itself while you sit back relax and watch the TV.

There Is No Longer An Excuse for Giving a Bad Presentations How To Improve Presentation Skills

Believe it or not just because you are high up in a company or a
senior board directors it does not mean you are a natural public
speaker. How to make your presentation skills better and why there is
no excuse for presenting badly

If you are giving a presentation or have to stand up in front of a
group of people here is something to consider and a thought for you.
Next time that you know you are going to have to stand up and present
yourself in front of a group of people do not immediately go and make
your slides or pen your script. Ask yourself first this very simple
question. Am I boring? It may seem like this is a very harsh
question to be asking yourself however the truth is it does not make a
difference or matter how cool your presentations content is if your
presentation and performance style is not up to scratch or any good
whatever you do is going to fall flat.

If your answer to the question is a yes or possibly even a maybe my
advice to you is to go and get some training to improve those skills.
When I talk about training I am not talking about presentation
training but in fact performance training. I bet you did not realise
but we are in the theatre business. Delivering a good presentation to
any audience even a business based audience is very similar to playing
a part in a play or a TV series. The audience you are presenting to
needs to believe every word you say and they have to engage with you.
No matter how uncomfortable or awkward it feels taking that first step
and getting yourself some acting skills will in fact be a huge benefit
to your presentation skills. Energy sells and data repels. Your
passion and enthusiasm will always make a much greater impact on
people and how they react than just simple facts. You must engage with
your audience. Do not simply tell people what you want them to learn
or know you must allow them to discover your insights.

It is usually down to you to make this change. However unfortunately
most audiences are often willing to listen to even the most
unaccomplished presenters. Yes we may fill in the evaluation form but
we more often than not we will never actually give that brutal
feedback that could actually make the difference to making their
presentation work better perhaps their voice was too monotone maybe
they overran maybe they just did not convey enough passion in the way
they spoke or they were anchored to the spot these are the people that
need some training. These are all things that can be worked on but
you must recognise they need work first.

I often find myself disappointed that inspirational leaders who seem
to achieve great results in all other areas of their business do not
always inspire when it comes to public speaking.It should be a
no-brainer that the leaders of an organisation should be fabulous on
their feet? We expect them to be passionate and articulate and to
motivate their employees and clients alike? Yet so often we find that
they just fall short.

To be a a memorable speaker the basic needs are threefold

Passion. Your audience wants and needs to hear and feel your passion
for your business.
Inspiration. Your audience wants to know you believe in the future of
your business. They want and need to be inspired to perform for you.
Rapport. Your audience wants to connect with you and you need to
connect with them.

All three of these skills require a well-crafted speech as well as
knowing your content and delivering it from the heart. You also need
preparation and rehearsal. Without these two initial stages you just
will not be able to perform to your best ability.

Then why do our business leaders not follow this route to create and
be part of inspirational performances?
Well it is usually partly because no one dares to speak up and tell
them that they need a work on their voice projection or that their
presentation rambles and they need to make their content more concise.
It makes sense that most people would go out of your way to avoid
offending their boss or people higher up in the company or hurting his
or her feelings or for fearing the loss of your job but is it not
better to give these leaders straightforward and immediate advice
that makes them look good or better? After all it is for the good of
the company and the companies success and therefore your success in
the end too.

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