If the thought of delivering a speech in front of a crowd leaves your hands clammy and your body shaking in your boots, you’re not alone. According to a 2011 Gallup poll, more than 40 percent of Americans admit to a fear of public speaking. In fact, public speaking is the country’s top phobia. Dubbed […]
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Chances are, we’ve all encountered a coworker who butts heads with colleagues, has a different or distracting work style, or does not accept constructive feedback. It’s common for interpersonal issues to pop up in the workplace; in fact, conflict is perfectly normal and may not even be a bad thing. Rather than fear those workplace
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If you grew up in the United States, odds are good that someone taught you the following topics were off limits outside the home: politics, religion, and sex. American workplaces have long upheld these and other conversational taboos. For example, it used to be that no one would even think of discussing their personal lives
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Clothing is often an extension of a person’s personality. But when it comes to dressing for work, there are a lot of nuanced rules—both documented and unspoken. And for women especially, those guidelines can get pretty complicated. Thankfully, workplace policy and norms have loosened their reins on mandated stockings, heels, and other provisions since women
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For businesses, social media offers a unique way to increase brand awareness, connect with new and existing customers, and discover what’s happening in the community, the world, and in a given industry. Twitter specifically helps provide efficient customer service in the form of 140-character, real-time responses. Twitter business pages are an integral way to build
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Ever wonder how some people stay so fit when they have a full-time job? While it’s easy to assume they’re super human or have wildly flexible hours, there’s a third possibility: Plenty of nine-to-five employees have discovered a realistic way to balance fitness with a hectic work-life. Before we get into the basics, it’s important
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Each and every day, 193.3 billion emails are sent around the world. More than half of those are business emails. The average person spends 28 percent of the workweek reading and responding to email, which equates to 13 hours a week. So what do we do about all this email dependence? Thankfully there are tools
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“Passengers, fasten your seatbelts. Prepare for jet lag.” While flight attendants don’t announce this, it probably wouldn’t hurt if they did. Traveling from one country to another, losing good sleep, and waking up on a new side of the world causes many of us to experience jet lag, a common sleep disorder caused by flying
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Unfortunately, learning to read is not a given. Since 1983, more than 10 million Americans reached the twelfth grade without having learned to read at a basic level. Mastering literacy is complex, difficult, and frustrating. Engagement only happens if reading is something the child wants to do. Getting kids to want to read is step
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The internet has a lot to offer—but with such a vast resource comes plenty of distraction and time management speed bumps. With the help of Chrome extensions, you can customize your internet experience and ultimately save precious time. Extensions can help you get organized, block ads, store to-do lists, reduce tab clutter, schedule social media
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