To avoid misunderstandings, we should pay close attention to things like telephone number, time, date address each day. Listen to the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the phone number and address you. Could you give Mike a call? The telephone number of professor Smith is. You...
Learn how to give a good presentation with techniques to help you alleviate your anxiety and fears of speaking in public. Control your nerves so you can crush it!
Presentation Public speaking Summarizing Teaching Language skills Nonverbal communication Verbal communication Written communication Once you’ve selected the communication skills to add, you have to saturate your job descriptions with evidence, too. However, you can’t just say that you have them, lik...
The point is for the presentation to look effortless – when you struggle, the audience focuses on you, and not on what you are saying. Keep the lights on: when you darken the room, the screen stands out, not you. And it also encourages sleep, which you want to avoid at all costs!
I was again sitting in an icy blast of air-conditioning, my mind slightly fuzzy from two previous days of information overload—and maybe being a little too late leaving the bar the night before—listening to the lead PM expound the wonders of the all-new Connection Manager tec...
You should always avoid blame, defensiveness, and self-pity when writing an apology letter We all make mistakes, and sometimes, those mistakes offend others. Depending on the situation, a simple “I’m sorry” might not be enough to make up for the hurt you caused by offending somebody or...
To get good, effective and helpful output, you need to ensure the conversation you're having with the machine is good, effective and helpful. It's the GIGO principle — garbage in, garbage out. The way to avoid GIGO scenarios is by providing specific, descriptive information and background ...
There's a trope in late '90s movies where a motivated, ambitious main character does everything they can to get on the same elevator ride as the CEO of some powerful company. It usually ends the same way. Our protagonist makes a nervous, fast-paced speech that the CEO ignores while ...
Sincere– really mean what you’re saying, and avoid cliche Clear– stay on topic and say what you mean Timely– given when it’s important and fresh Safe– avoids aggression and getting personal Grounded– based only on facts and behaviors ...
Grooms may feel pressure to get fitter. This feeds self-oriented perfectionism (demanding perfection of oneself) and perfectionistic self-presentation (presenting yourself as perfect and hiding or denying flaws). It can be hard to feel confident if you don’t think you meet these expectations, ...