The lives of many powerful people are well sheltered. This is not true, however, for Arthur Trueger. While he is a busy man, he finds time for the things he loves and they are in the public eye.

Arthur Trueger is known for several things. He is most known for his involvement in the telecommunications industry and as a patron of the San Francisco Ballet. He is at most openings. He is also a member of the Japan Society of Northern California. He must have an affinity to the Japanese culture because he is currently learning Japanese. That is his fourth language to master.

Along with these hobbies and interests, Mr. Trueger is an avid flyer and bicyclist. So, while many influential people keep their lives private, Trueger’s life is very public, just like his hobbies. Speaking of which, Arthur loves the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Many people that want to advance in their careers do not realize the importance of presentation skills. Dale Carnegie offers courses in this and if you do a search for  "presentation skills" and the state you are in with "Carnegie" you will find the course you’re looking for. I did a search for "leadership training in Minneapolis" and found exactly what I needed. I also decided to take this a step further and "presentation skills Minneapolis."

I also did some research on my own and I discovered some of the key ingredients to good presentation skills. You must communicate ideas and information to the audience in a way that is clear and concise. The issue with this is nerves.

Presentations must carry the speaker’s personality better than reports or essays. Presentations allow for immediate interaction between the speaker and audience and the audience alone.

Presentations should contain info that is needed for understanding and not too much fluff. It must be structured with a logical beginning, middle and end and the audience must be able to understand it. If the presenter gets of the subject for too long or not in the appropriate way, the audience will stop paying attention.

The Roland Garros 2008 tennis tournament is sure to be very exciting as women’s singles 3 times consecutive winner Justine Henin-Hardenne tries to set a new record by being the only woman in the open era to win 4 French Opens in a row. She has faced opponents like Ana Ivanovic (2007), Svetlana Kuznetsova (2006), and Mary Pierce (2005). It will be a surprise to see who she faces in the French Open 2008.

The men’s singles winner from 2007 was Rafael Nadal. He also won in 2005 and 2006. He too looks forward to setting a new record with consecutive French Open championships. He has faced Roger Federer the past 2 years and the world of tennis wonders if they will face off for the third time. After all, Nadal is known as the "King of Clay."

The clay courts slow down the ball and it produces a high bounce compared to the other types of courts, namely grass and hard. The French Open is very physically demanding because the playing surface is slow and there is no tie-breaker for the five-set men’s singles matches.

I just got my first fixer-upper car. I am so excited. I can’t wait to do everything from rebuilding the engine to getting General grabber tires. I want the interior to be cherry red and I want the outside to be very black. I think that will look great. I also want 20 rims to make it look smooth and to ride nicely. I think that chrome will go beautifully with the colors I’ve picked out.

I also need to buy toyo tires for my son’s car. He’ll be going off to college in the fall and I want him to be safe. He is a Sooner  and the weather in Oklahoma  can be harsh. I want him to be able to drive home during the holidays and what not. I hope that he likes it there. The football games are great.

I also hope that my son won’t try to talk me in to giving him my classic once it’s fixed up. I spend some time and money updating my Toyota and then he talked me into giving it to him for a graduation present. But that’s okay. He makes great grades and he plays soccer for the school and another team so I didn’t want to make him get a job while he was doing so good.