When you strive to maintain an open, honest dialogueâwhile also exhibiting appropriate restraintâyou come closer to achieving communicative enlightenment. Workplace zen is possible when you adhere to these five steps for improving communication in the office.
Did you ever actually finish âreadingâ a book if you were unable to digest its main points and summarize them accordingly? Here are practical tips on how to quickly skim a book while unearthing its most essential information.
Since laptops are our constant companionsâand extremely vulnerable to accidents, spills and countless other disastersâwe have to learn how to take care of them. Eric Escobar of the âTech Talkerâ podcast shares some great tips for extending the life of a laptop.
October 6, 2021
Categorized in: Speaking
Banter heroes are people who can always think on their feetâmaybe people you tried to emulate when you developed your own speaking style.
Erica Dhawan, author of Digital Body Language, identifies many ways in which digital communication is different from traditional body language so you can more effectively convey your message in the digital realm.
The art of resource estimation can be tricky; our planning is frequently overly optimistic. Psychologists use a term called the âplanning fallacyâ to explain this effect, and to explain why we usually underestimate the amount of time it will take us to complete a task. Writer Jessica Greene suggests some more concrete estimation techniques.
Exhibit confidence when initiating a big conversation … Need some fingerprints to cover up your pilfering from your colleagueâs cookie jar? … What was the first feature film to show a toilet being flushed? … Embrace the contronym!
Courtesy, professionalism and respect: another form of CPR that saves lives.
Building skills should not be a random effort to pile more onto a résumé. Unsure where to target your efforts? Here are a few ways to identify skills that might benefit your repertoire.
Creating sections, using citations and layering images over and under text.