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Taken at a resort in Zambales fronting Potipot Island.

93 percent of communication is non-verbal

I have just read that in communication, words account for only seven percent; the tone of voice makes for 38 percent and the rest is body language. Thus, 93 percent of communication is non-verbal. And when it comes to non-verbal communication, some are more receptive to sounds (auditory), while others are more visual (kinesthetic). Marge C. Enriquez writes about this at Inquirer.net in the article entitled "Win people by knowing their communication styles".

If you’re selling a car or a condo, a spiel that follows the classic formula of accurate information, clarity and brevity won’t work. It’s not what you say but what you don’t say that gets the message across.

Management consultant, facilitator and speaker Ben Ampil quotes studies as saying that in communication, words account for only seven percent; the tone of voice makes for 38 percent and the rest is body language. Hence, 93 percent of communication is non-verbal.

Likewise, it is also important to know the target consumer or individual’s communication style that is based on his dominant sensory perception if you want results.

If a person’s main communication style is verbal or sound or word-based, he is classified as “auditory,” and tends to be detail oriented. A “visual” person relates to images while a kinesthetic is more responsive to feelings or experiences.

Free Online Course on Knowledge Management

One of things I am so interested about is knowledge management. Good thing that there great number of online resources available for free. One is this free online knowledge management course. Here's how the course differentiated data vs information vs knowledge.

What then is knowledge? And what is information? How is knowledge different from information?

Information is organized, systematized data. And what are data? Data are statements about reality or about other data. They are representations about the world – be it physical, social, psychological, organizational, or any other form of reality.

Data becomes information when they are organized according to certain preferences and placed in a context, which defines their meaning and relevance. Information is meaningful, contextualized data, but not yet knowledge. It is clear that as compared to information which is an objectification, knowledge involves subject formation.

Information can become knowledge when a human being interacts with it, appropriates it and makes it her/his own, contextualizes it by placing it in relation to other knowledge that are already her/his own, and internalizes it by making it a part of his belief system.

Knowledge, then, is people-based. Its information that has been processed, analyzed, distilled and packaged by the human mind.

Information is not knowledge. That became painfully clear during the Information Age when organizations invested heavily in information technology only to find themselves drowning in vast in-house caches of meaningless and unused data. Now they are inundated externally with even more mega-tons of information, unfiltered on-line. Organizations that do not understand the difference between knowledge and information will fall once again into the technology trap.

Tech Tutor 3 at SM Megamall

Tech Tutor 3, September 27-28, 2011 Megatrade Hall I, SM Megamall

The National Museum online

I have just watched GMA's documentary entitled Philippine Treasures. I was happy to learn that the National Museum's website now has 360 degree digital tour feature courtesy of Firefly. I think such a feature will go a long way in making us Filipinos more aware of our heritage and culture.

I encourage everyone to visit the site, even though I have to say that it is rather slow.

How to read ebooks on your China phone

Like me, you probably find it disturbing that most China phones have "ebooks" listed in their menus and yet no one knows how to use it. The only reason why the functionality is not being used is because no one really tells you how to.

After some researching I realized it is as simple saving txt format ebooks in your memory card and opening it using the menu. There is no installation required.

That may not sound exciting, but imagine this: you can actually paste any text to your PC's Notepad, save it, and wooollah, you now have a file that you can bring and read anywhere with your phone.

How to make the world's best paper airplanes

Guess what, there many ways of making paper airplanes with some types staying on the air longer than the others. See videos below.

The Record Holder

The Cobra

The Arrow

The Spirit

The Philippines as a learning society

There is no mistaking, the Philippines is slowly becoming a real learning society. We see this in the increasing number of seminar providers and the number of persons who attend their seminars.

More and more Filipinos are out there trying to acquire useful knowledge either for free or for a fee. These include seminars on livelihood, entrepreneurship, business, personal finance, technical skills, among others.

When we started this blog years ago, our aim was to provide info on these types of seminars. We continue to do so as we recognize the transformative and liberating effect of useful knowledge.

With that said, please check our List of Seminar and Training Providers with new additions. We continue to work on making this list the most inclusive, the most complete listing seminar and training providers in the Philippines.

Free entrepreneurship classes in July

As an entrepreneur, taking the initiative to educate yourself is a great way of honing your skills. Beginning July 7 to 9, the Department of Trade and Industry will be celebrating SME Development Week with free classes for aspiring entrepreneurs.

The focus of the program is to help small- and medium-enterprises grow their business through talks given by successful entrepreneurs and seminars geared towards practical business topics. The program's plenary session will be held on July 7 with topics tackling access to financing, productivity and efficiency, and business development.

The Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) will be offering free seminars for entrepreneurs on July 8 and 9 at the PTTC in Roxas Boulevard, Manila. Topics will range from Barangay Micro Business Enterprise Law to Consumer Rights Protection to Registering for Patents, Trademarks and Trade Names.

For those interested to go, attendance is a by first come, first serve basis. Registration for the day begins at 7:30 a.m. Please call DTI-BMSMED at telephone numbers (632) 897-1693 or (632) 751-5076, and PTTC at telephone numbers (632) 468-8962 to 70 for more details.

For the complete list of seminars, click here.

ROOTCON: 5th Hacker Conference and Information Security Gathering

Meet the Need for Information Security Awareness

How can you protect your network and your business operations from the unexpected? The continuing reports of new exploits, insider attacks, website defacements, phishing, identity theft and security breaches on banks amplify the need for in-depth understanding across all disciples of information security. Where can you find insights needed to combat these threats?

“ROOTCON: 5^th Hacker Conference and Information Security Gathering”, the eagerly anticipated information security event will commence on September 9 – 10, 2011at Parklane International Hotel, Cebu City. This is the best way to meet and discuss issues pertaining to security of your corporate network and personal computers. Expand your knowledge of topics including Evilution of Telephony, IPv6 Security: Foiling the Hackers, Man in the Middle Attack on SSL with BackDoored After Effect, PenTesting Web Applications, Quantifying Patch Management, Reversing Android Application, Spotting Web Vulnerability, Virtualization: A New Risk and Zeus The God of all Cyber Theft.

Expected participants are underground hackers, crackers, IT Managers, Security Analysts, SysAds, Network Engineers, academe, students and other corporate organizations.

Register now for this unique security convention. Early bird is available until June 30, 2011. Corporate sponsors are welcome to participate. Email info@rootcon.org and visit the sites www.rootcon.org and blog.rootcon.org.

Learn how you can identify your network’s true vulnerabilities; safeguard your data and private information. Plus join our live Q&A sessions, public hacking contests, where our IT experts are available to answer your toughest questions.