Baby Presents For That Special Baby

You hear the news that special person is having a baby and your thought turn to what special present shall I get them. Should you wait until the baby is born or until the christening or until the babies first birthday? Customs are different around the world so it is good to check out what the etiquette is for the country you live in. In some countries it is normal to have a baby shower before the baby is born, in some countries the mother stays at home for 30day after the birth and takes visitor after this time. 100 days after the birth some parent throw a party for the baby and invite many friends. Many mothers love to have visitors at the hospital to show there wonderful new arrival. Whatever the custom you have to think about what you are going to give. Why not send flowers when the baby arrives and then look for a gift.

Three ideas for you to think about

• Baby clothes
• Monetary gift
• Home made gift

Baby clothes are an easy option to purchase and you can buy in advance. Many people by blue for a boy and pink for a girl, but white and pale green and yellow can be a good option ahead of time. You can decide if you are buying the clothes for now or purchase larger sizes for the future. Clothes do not have to be an expensive present but are all ways well received by the new parents.

Advantage   Disadvantage
• Readily available  Quickly grow out of them
• With in your budget  Get given away
• You have choice   Parents may not like them

Money
Opening a bank account for the baby can be way of teaching the new child to save in the future. You can decided how much to give the baby an in some cases there can be a tax benefit in giving a gift. You could also give a cash gift when the baby arrives. The amount is entirely up to you.

Advantage     Disadvantage
• Easy to give cash  May be time consuming to open an account
• Can go with a card  Parents get to choose what to spend it on
• Give what you like  Parents may think you are mean

A gift made by you.

A gift given which is handmade always creates a good feeling with the new parents. Depending on the gift it could become a family heirloom such as a baby quilt made with 100% cotton fabric, and cotton batting reduces the risk of allergies. The quilt could be simple made with charm square or complicated using paper piecing. (On a safety note do not use polyester batting as if it catch fire it melt and give off smoke.)

Maybe a knitted garment so that the baby is snug and warm or a crochet blanket.
How about a soft toy made with love and care from you. Taking care to make sure that it will be safe for tiny exploring fingers. Wonderful christening gowns were made and handed down through the generations in the past.

What every you choose give it with love it will be cherish.

Effective Presentations – Assessing the Audience

In every instance, the audience itself will have an impact on your presentation. Consider the way you communicate with your friends, your children (or nieces/nephews), and your parents. Whether you mean to or not, you probably select different approaches when communicating with each group. While you may approach your parents with deference to their age and experience, you’d probably expect a young child to have less knowledge of the world and to respect your own wisdom. Thus, when presenting an argument to these groups, you’re likely to differentiate your argument based on audience characteristics.

The same rules should apply to all presentations. Although you could chose to present the exact same message to all audiences, your presentation will be more meaningful to your listeners if you tailor your message to the attributes of the particular group with whom you’re communicating. Remember ­ the success of your presentation lies in your ability to reach your audience. Even the most flawless speaker can fail to inspire listeners if the message isn’t perceived as significant to their lives or their experience. Think back to sitting in your high school classroom wondering “when will I ever use this again?” Do not expect that simply because you work for the same company as your audience members your presentation will seem relevant and consequential to your listeners.

To help target your presentation to your audience, consider the following characteristics:

1) Size

Will you present to a large group? A small group? A single person? Large group presentations often call for more formality and more structure, while highly structured presentations to small group may seem rigid and out of place. If presenting to a large group, you’ll need to do more to make all audience members feel involved in your presentation. With a small group, it may be easier to encourage participation.

2) Demographics

Demographic factors to consider include age, occupation, ethnic or cultural background, socio-economic status, educational background and gender. Presenting to a group of older politicians will require more deference to age and experience than presenting to a group of recent graduates. When speaking to a group of doctors, you can assume a certain level of medical knowledge. When speaking about college admissions to a lower socio-economic status audience you might want to include information about financial aid, grants, and scholarships. In contrast, audiences with members of a higher socio-economic status who don’t qualify for aid will perceive such information as useless.

3) Knowledge Level:

What does your audience already know about your topic? Are you presenting to a group of water engineers on the topic of water safety? Or are you presenting to the city council on the topic of water safety? With some audiences, you may need to provide more background/historical
information about your topic before you can effectively persuade them of the correctness of your position.

4) Motivation

Why is your audience listening to your presentation? Are you a consultant giving feedback to a group who has paid a lot of money for your opinion? Or did you call a meeting to voice your own opinion? If the audience is not inherently motivated to listen to you, then you’ll need to give them reason to listen within the presentation itself.

Source Free Graphics From PowerPoint For Your Presentation

Microsoft PowerPoint can be a powerful tool to convey your message or tell your story. However, when it comes to sourcing images for your presentation the Internet can be a minefield of copyright laws and stock image hazards.

Fortunately PowerPoint already has a multitude of ways in which you can find and use free graphics to help illustrate your point. We take a look at some of the ways you can insert memorable and compelling images at the click of a mouse, without ever having to leave PowerPoint.

Themes and Templates

The existing themes and templates within PowerPoint are a great start when looking to give your presentation a professional feel. These themes and templates not only have built in colour schemes and backgrounds but some also include ready-to-use images as well.

ClipArt

Microsoft’s ClipArt has come a long way in recent years. It now includes some excellent stock photography as well as various modern images. All of these graphics are easily searchable under a range of different categories.

SmartArt

SmartArt graphics are a way to give visual representation to your information. Illustrations help people to understand and recall information better than plain text. SmartArt is a quick and easy way to design quality graphics for your content.

Shapes

Don’t discount the simple shape. Putting squares, circles and triangles together is a great way to create unique images relevant to your presentation. Think outside of the box in order to give visual clues that are both effective and memorable.

Symbols

The symbols section within PowerPoint is not just for the Greek alphabet. Again, think about how you might use these symbols in a special way. It might be using a dollar sign in place of a ‘s’ or using a tick box in place of bullet points.

Webdings and Wingdings

Make your own icons using the different fonts of Webdings. Enlarge these graphics, string multiple ones together and play with colours. If you’re not quite sure what you’re looking for, try this handy cheat sheet:

http://speakingppt.com/2011/10/31/finally-a-printable-character-map-of-the-wingdings-fonts/

Remember to consider your colour scheme and layout when using PowerPoint images and graphics. You want your presentation to look sharp and not too busy or distracting.

It’s important to make your presentation pop but it needn’t be difficult. These tools are designed to help you make the most of this software. Use them to your advantage and get creative.

What is your favourite tool when sourcing images and graphics within PowerPoint?