You simply have to pluck up the courage to try.

talking intimately to a video camera, and letting the Internet do the rest.

We live in an age where you don’t have to be able to speak to thousands of people at a time to have an outsized impact

just be you.

Richard’s tale can encourage us all to believe we might be able to give a decent talk.

you could tell he was nervous, but that only made him more engaging. As Richard spoke, people were hanging on his every word, and every time he smiled, the audience melted. When he finished, people just stood and cheered.

we worked with him to frame his story — to find the right place to begin, and to develop a natural narrative sequence.

News of his invention spread and other villages wanted in.

and everyone can find an approach that’s right for them

It’s a broad-ranging set of skills.

rose to his feet and began clapping.

If I were critiquing it today, there are a hundred things I would change

I broke the tension with an apocryphal anecdote about France’s Madame de Gaulle and how she shocked guests at a diplomatic dinner by expressing her desire for “a penis.”

that it was a unique place where ideas from every discipline could be shared. That I would do all in my power to preserve its best values.

If I could just give those supporters a reason to get excited

I say “um” and “you know” far too often. I will stop halfway through a sentence, trying to find the right word to continue. I can sound overly earnest, soft spoken, conceptual. My quirky British sense of humor is not always shared by others.

I had 15 minutes to make my case.

I feared that it might just fizzle out.

led to him being accepted into an engineering program at Dartmouth College.

the power of a single talk.

Within moments the energy of the building went from despair and defeat to a massive buzz of determination

they’d always known it would be hard, but that despite what had happened, they had already accomplished something that day that few nations, let alone companies, had achieved.

stories of people who were terrified of public speaking but found a way to become really good at it

forcing herself to do it.

the prospect of a microphone and watching eyes

prompted a public apology to her from a longtime critic

Gutted with trepidation. Bolts of fear. Electric anxiety.

to reclaim her narrative.

But with the right mindset

We crave each other’s affection, respect and support. Our future happiness depends on these realities to a shocking degree.

not just the experience in the moment, but in our longer-term reputation. How others think of us matters hugely.

There is no tarantula hidden behind the microphone. You have zero risk of plunging off the stage to your death. The audience will not attack you with pitchforks.

Almost everyone has experienced the fear of public speaking

you will do much better to think of being here toclaim one.

convocation

major contributing factors toosteoporosis is withdrawal of estrogen during menopause in women.

The aim of this study wasto review evidence of a potential role of consuming chocolate, itsflavonoid content, and other chocolate constituents in bone healthand osteoporosis risk.

because of the growing popularity of chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, and anexpected increase in consumption owing to suggestions of health benefits against various degenerativediseases.

acturesare associated with disability, morbidity and mortality andimpose a major economic impact on the household

no significant correlation was found between mag-nesium intake and BMD in lumbar spine

No sig-nificant correlations were observed between magnesium in-take and BMD in lumbar spine

positive marginally significant correlation between magne-sium intake and BMD in femoral neck and total hip.

not associatedwith increased risk of hip and total fractures

significant association betweenmagnesium intake and femoral neck BMD

a positive marginally significant correlationwas observed between magnesium intake and total BMD

intakes of magnesium were not significantly associated withrisk of total hip fracture

We aimed to systematically review thecurrent evidence on this association and to perform a meta-analysis of observational studies

a positive marginally significant correlationwas found between magnesium intake and bone mineral den-sity (BMD) in total hip as well as in femoral neck.

Afan-beam dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA; Hologic Ac-claim 4500A; Hologic Corp, Waltham, MA) was used to measurethe fat-free mass, fat mass, and bone density of the whole body(without the head) and the hip, including total hip, femoral neck,trochanter, and intertrochanter.

The frequency of solid chocolate intake was ranked from 1to 10: 1) never, 2) 1 time/mo, 3) 1–3 times/mo, 4) 1 time/wk,5) 2 times/wk, 6) 3– 4 times/wk, 7) 5– 6 times/wk, 8) 1 time/d, 9)2 times/d, 10) 3times/d).

Responses were collapsed into 3categories [1 cup/wk (rarely), 1– 6 cups/wk (moderate), 1cup/d (daily)]

This measure was shown tobe associated with bone density

kJ/d

Smoking status wascoded into nonsmoker, ex-smoker, and current smoker.

Informed consent was obtained, and the HumanRights Committee of the University of Western Australia ap-proved the study.

1001 of these womenfor whom complete dietary and bone data were available.

women were excluded if they had a significant current illness orif they were receiving any bone-active agent, including hormonereplacement therapy.

1510 women

Women were recruitedfrom the Western Australian general population of women aged 70 y

The objective of the present study was to investigate therelation of chocolate intake with measures of whole-body andregional bone density and strength in a random sample of olderwomen at risk of osteoporosis as a result of the effects of anestrogen-deficient state

oxalate (11, 12), which isan inhibitor of calcium absorption (13), and sugar, which mayincrease calcium excretion

sugar, which mayincrease calcium excretion

oxalate (11, 12), which isan inhibitor of calcium absorption

flavonoids in the diet in persons who regularly consume choc-olate or chocolate-containing beverages

Evidence suggests that flavonoid-rich foods and beverages maybenefit bone health

calcium, sodium, and protein can influence bone and the riskof fracture

Nutrition is animportant modifiable factor involved in the development andmaintenance of bone and for the prevention of osteoporosis andfracture.

Lower bone density, mass, and strength are the principal riskfactors for fractures in this population

Factures

Older women who consume chocolate daily had lowerbone density and strength.

lower bone density of the total hip, femoral neck, tibia, andheel

Higher frequency of chocolate consumption was linearlyrelated to lower bone density and strength

1 time/wk, 1– 6 times/wk, 1 time/d.

Randomly selected women aged 70 – 85 y (n
1460) wererecruited from the general population to a randomized controlledtrial of calcium supplementation and fracture risk.

Osteoporosis, a disease of the skeletal system defined as adecline in bone mineral density (BMD), leads to an increasedrisk of bone fractures particularly in the wrist, hip and spine [2,3].

Osteoporosis, low bone mass associated with a destruction of trabecular architecture and loss of connectivitybetween plates of trabecular bone,

Osteoporosis is a degenerative skeletal disease caused by animbalance between bone formation and resorption, resulting inbone mineral loss and microstructural deterioration that placesbones at increased risk for fracture [5].