Thursday, January 31, 2013

The National Speakers' Association Challenge



The National Speakers Association is an amazing group of people who want to share their experise to help others reach their potential.

Math Confidence's Robin Schwartz loves sharing about Math and learning and would like to be the first NSA professional member to speak exclusively about Math and success.

Please support Robin's goal by thinking of organizations, groups of students or parents, teachers that would like a guest speaker who will inspire and motivate while encouraging mental fitness and fun!

MASTER YOUR MARKET AS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBER

Whether you want to grow or sustain your speaking business, reach a wider audience or generate revenue, a professional NSA membership will help you become a master of your market.
To be eligible, you only need to meet ONE of the following professional membership criteria:
  • Option 1 – You have received compensation for 20 or more presentations within the 12 months prior to application. Supporting documentation can be any of the following: contracts, paid invoices, check copies, speaker agreements, tax returns or documents showing revenue has been generated as a result of your speaking engagements.
http://www.nsaspeaker.org/join/types-of-membership/professional#

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

January 2013 Brain Teaser Solution


Q: 2 Pencil Problems: 
1. I have some pencils and some jars.  If I put 4 pencils into each jar I will have one jar left over.  If I put 3 pencils into each jar I will have one pencil left over. How many pencils and how many jars? 
2. Again I have some pencils and some jars.  If I put 9 pencils into each jar I will have two jars left over.  If I put 6 pencils into each jar I will have three pencils left over. How many pencils and how many jars?

A: 1.  5 jars   16 pencils

2. 7 jars 45 pencils  
(9p*J)-18 = (6p*J)+3