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Communication: Nonverbal Communication
It turns out there’s more to communication than saying what you mean and meaning what you say. In fact, research shows that between 60% and 90% of communication is actually nonverbal. Even when someone is adamantly saying one thing, cues such as...
Financial Literacy: Protecting Your Data
As our lives become increasingly digital, our data is more and more valuable. Mobile banking passwords, online tax returns, and your login for your corporate network are all valuable targets for thieves looking to turn a profit. Hackers may make...
Communication: Advanced Presentation Skills
In 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone at Macworld San Francisco. His charisma as a speaker and the impact of the product mean the event is often regarded as one of the best business presentations ever. Through years of practice, he had...
Workplace Skills: Self-Direction
For the better part of your youth, you’re shepherded through the education system with little real control over the direction you’re going. You might be able to choose certain electives or extracurriculars or pick which sports you’re going to...
Communication: Choosing a Communication Medium
Research from the Radicati Group indicates that the average office worker receives 121 emails every day, meaning inboxes are becoming more cluttered than ever before. Chances are, many of those emails didn’t need to be sent, and the crowded inbox...
Workplace Skills: Persistence
In 1995, Elon Musk was passed over for a job at Netscape. A year later, he was ousted from his position as CEO of Zip2, a company he co-founded. In 2000, he was ousted from PayPal while on his honeymoon, and in 2006 the first SpaceX rocket...
Workplace Skills: Staying on Task
We live in the age of distractions, where advertisements, apps, and notifications are constantly clamoring for our attention. According to research from Udemy, smartphones alone are costing Millennial and Gen Z employees at least two hours in...
Financial Literacy: Managing Credit Card Debt
According to a 2019 study from NerdWallet, the average household in America is coping with $6,849 in credit card debt. While the sheer quantity of student loans tend to dominate headlines, credit card debt is frequently more crippling, thanks to...
Business Skills: Results Orientation
Every business starts out as an idea, and the really good ideas grow from successful companies into even more successful corporations. Of course, size is not without side effects, and one of them is the formation of processes that dictate how a...
Communication: Verbal Communication
Verbal communication sounds like an easy skill to master, especially when you consider that you start learning it at just one to three months old. Nevertheless, poor verbal communication plagues offices everywhere, and it’s responsible for an...
