Feeling the Burn(out)?

Feel like your job is kicking your butt? Think you've had enough? Do you want to throw in the towel, pack up your tent and go home? There are some obvious signs of job burnout -behaviors that are as subtle as a train wreck and then there are many that don't make themselves obvious at all. So how do you know when it's time to cry uncle? This article by Tai Goodwin (as featured on CAREEREALISM.com) helps identify some of those warning signs and even a few ways to fix the problem. So take a little time to help make you more productive at work, and maybe even enjoy those 40 hours a week.

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Perfect Pitch: Top 10 Tips for Public Speaking

Increased heart rate . . .sweaty palms . . .uncontrollable butterflies . . .The fear of public speaking is a common one. But in advertising, you need to get over it - fast.

Speaking in front of a group is par for the course in our business, whether it be presenting new ideas to a client or brainstorming with your own colleagues. To help our team be calm, cool and collected when it matters most, Austin & Williams has started its own Toastmasters club, "Perfect Pitch." For those not familiar, Toastmasters is an international organization designed to enhance public speaking and leadership skills through practice and feedback from peers.

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Help Bring a Space Shuttle to NYC!

NASA is retiring its Space Shuttle fleet and has announced that it will make three space shuttles - Discovery, Endeavor and Atlantis - available to different institutions throughout the United States.

New York City would make an ideal home for one of these retiring shuttles. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has applied to NASA for consideration to bring the shuttle to New York City's west side. The shuttle would be prominently displayed alongside of The USS Intrepid and the Growler Submarine at Manhattan's Pier 86.

Please visit www.shuttle2nyc.com to sign the petition to NASA to help bring a space shuttle to NYC and to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

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An A&W Day-Cation Recommendation: Long Island Wine Country

Just 90 minutes by car from New York City, another world exists. The East End of Long Island is home to thousands of acres of vineyards and dozens of wineries producing world-class wines, all there for the tasting. Long Island's unique climate and geographical location provide an excellent environment for grape growing. All told, around 35 classic European varieties of grapes are grown there.

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Introducing Beth and Paige!

As we mentioned last week, Austin & Williams and Bethpage are changing the way Long Islanders think about banking. Bethpage has been completely rebranded and we've introduced Beth and Paige - the new faces of Bethpage - to the banking and Long Island communities. Check them out on our site and see what others are saying about the big reveal!

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