Being a part of a team or ensemble can be fun and uplifting. And for the audience, a great team is a joy to watch. Ask any sports fan. Theyll tell you this is true. In contrast, let me describe the on-screen action I saw in a recent online group presentation. Maybe this will sound &

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On a personal note, friends have texted me the octopus emoji over the past year. Same deal with the fire emoji. These are inside jokes. They make me smile. The red hot octopus emoji? They help me bond with my friends. 🐙🔥 But what about using emoji in business? How well are businesses using emoji &

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Authenticity isnt all its cracked up to be. To show our care and compassion for others, we often need to put aside our feelings. There are higher truths that need to be served. Ask a mother whose child has fallen off a swing set. The child is bleeding and crying. Does the mother give in &

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I love meetings. But I understand why you might not. A friend recently shared a workplace anecdote. One day, she and her colleagues gathered together for a meeting. For the first few minutes, they shuffled papers and fumbled with their phones. Then they stared at each other. Finally, someone said it. Hey, whats this meeting about? &

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I love meetings. But I understand why you might not. A friend recently shared a workplace anecdote. One day, she and her colleagues gathered together for a meeting. For the first few minutes, they shuffled papers and fumbled with their phones. Then they stared at each other. Finally, someone said it. Hey, whats this meeting about? &

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I love meetings. But I understand why you might not. A friend recently shared a workplace anecdote. One day, she and her colleagues gathered together for a meeting. For the first few minutes, they shuffled papers and fumbled with their phones. Then they stared at each other. Finally, someone said it. Hey, whats this meeting about? &

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Apparently, I have Impostor Syndrome. An estimated 70% of us do. Even so, I dont feel I should write this post. Who am I to write about my own experience? I dont even know how to spell it. Is it Imposter Syndrome? Or is it Impostor Syndrome? E or O? Thats the essence of Imposter Syndrome. &

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I often act patient, even when I dont feel it. Ill bet you have, too. Weve been conditioned. Lets say you been on hold with customer service for what seems like forever. One of the first things the phone rep might say is thank you for your patience. Theyve been trained to say it. But &

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After a student gives a class presentation, Ill sometimes conduct a quick poll. Ill ask the entire class: on a scale of 0-10, how nervous did the speaker appear? The audience might give the speaker a 2 or a 3. But the speaker? A nervous speaker might rate themselves a 7 or 9. Thats a &

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As a public speaker, youll want your audience to understand you. Youll want to be clear. To gain insight about your speech clarity, try this insightful and easy exercise. Take the one-minute speech pace exercise I posted last week. Then, upload your one-minute video sample to YouTube. Within a few moments of uploading your video, YouTube &

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As a public speaker, youll want your audience to understand you. Youll want to be clear. To gain insight about your speech clarity, try this insightful and easy exercise. Take the one-minute speech pace exercise I posted last week. Then, upload your one-minute video sample to YouTube. Within a few moments of uploading your video, YouTube &

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As a public speaker, youll want your audience to understand you. Youll want to be clear. To gain insight about your speech clarity, try this insightful and easy exercise. Take the one-minute speech pace exercise I posted last week. Then, upload your one-minute video sample to YouTube. Within a few moments of uploading your video, YouTube &

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I designed an exercise to give public speaking students insight into the concept of pace. If youre curious about your own speaking pace, you can complete this exercise in minutes. Try it alone, or as part of a class (or party?) activity. Step One: The script below contains 170 words. Read it to yourself, so &

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People say theyre scared of public speaking, but are they really? I see these people speak in public all the time. Theyre relaxed, confident  and they seem to be enjoying themselves. Take a friend of mine. Lets call him Greg, because thats his name. Greg insists hes terrified of public speaking. Yet, Ive seen &

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People say theyre scared of public speaking, but are they really? I see these people speak in public all the time. Theyre relaxed, confident  and they seem to be enjoying themselves. Take a friend of mine. Lets call him Greg, because thats his name. Greg insists hes terrified of public speaking. Yet, Ive seen &

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A colleague told me about a womens self defense class she was taking. She shared some surprising information she learned. For me, the information was surprising on two levels. The first level was the actual new information about womens self defense I learned. My colleague said, If youre being attacked, my instructor said youre supposed &

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As I work on voice search optimization projects, I keep reading about the topic. The research fascinates me. In short  voice search is on the rise. It impacts how people find your business online. You need to think about voice search optimization. Cool. Makes sense. Most of the articles I find online offer great &

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As I work on voice search optimization projects, I keep reading about the topic. The research fascinates me. In short  voice search is on the rise. It impacts how people find your business online. You need to think about voice search optimization. Cool. Makes sense. Most of the articles I find online offer great &

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Ive been voice typing every day since the middle of February. With daily practice, Im getting good at it. When I first started voice typing, I Googled, How to Get Good at Voice Typing. I wanted tips on how to increase my word quantity and quality. Instead, all I got were tips on how to &

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I heard the term “fidget toys” for the first time this week. Listen, I’m old school. I’m accustomed to calling these things “toys”. But as it turns out, I use what we now call “fidget toys” all the time. And I use them without realizing they are a popular trend right now. But how do &

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