Education

Dr. Ron Cutler, Deputy Head of Biomedical Science, Queen Mary, University of London, answers schools pertinent questions about infections and hygiene management in the February 2010 edition of iE today magazine. Read more: Infection Control Within Schools

Scientists researching and studying the solar system have come up with a highly unusual explanation for the erratic behavior of two of the coldest, most far flung planets circling the sun - Neptune and Uranus. Both planets are several times the size of the Earth and because they are so far from the sun, they are extremely cold and inhospitable but, the extremes of pressure and temperature have led the scientists to a remarkable conclusion - these planets have oceans made of liquid diamond and probably have diamond icebergs floating across them too! Read more: Liquid Diamond Oceans on Uranus and Neptune

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore is not an Act but it is a Habit. Nobody is a born natural speaker. Speaking is a habit in which we excel as we grow up.

Fear of public speaking is actually an irrational fear. It combines many other factors such as fear of open spaces or of mob, fear of losing, fear of criticism, fear of confined spaces and fear of social assessment. In order to understand how NLP can be effectively used to overcome fear of public speaking, we need to understand some of the basic elements of communication. Read more: Public Speaking With NLP

Preschool is the ideal time to develop and enhance students' understanding of written and spoken language. The letters of the alphabet are the basic building blocks that lie at the heart of communication, both spoken and written. Read more: 5 Interactive Ways to Teach the ABC's