Rx Note

Introduction Public Speaking for Success is a more recent revised edition of Dale Carnegie's 1926 book, Public Speaking: A Practical Course for Business Men. Revised by Arthur Pell in 2005, it offers a comprehensive guide to the principles of public speaking and provides guidance on conquering the fears associated with public speaking. Overcoming Fear and Finding Your Voice Many intelligent people, at ease expressing themselves one-on-one, become tongue-tied and terrified when facing even a small audience. Consequently, countless brilliant ideas remain unheard due to a fear of public speaking. These valuable contributions are lost in the silence of meetings. However, public speaking is a skill anyone with sufficient desire can develop and master through training and practice. Gaining self-confidence and courage, along with the ability to think calmly and clearly while talking to a group, is not nearly as difficult as most people imagine. Do not think your case is unusually difficu...

Introduction Learning often cycles between simplicity and complexity. During high school, we learned that cell is the simplest unit of life, yet we may not know how each organelle inside the cell functions. Only in university, we were further introduced with the concept of GPCR pathway, Krebs cycle, action potential in neurons and many mores. Ironically, after learning all these, we are back to simplicity in educating the public when working as a pharmacist. Only now, we realise, as simple as it seems, it is far more complex internally. The Clashing Ideals We often encounter conflicting pieces of advice in life: Keep striving or know when to let go Work hard for success or accept the world's randomness. Each nugget of wisdom feels selectively chosen, tailored to a specific narrative. Similarly, I see the "customer is always right" mantra as a customer-please strategy, not a universal truth. It does not automatically make unreasonable or demanding individuals universally c...