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Ron Clark's status as a leader in his field didn't fully explain why his story captivated readers, so CNN revisited the idea with Facebook users.
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Sometimes, clichés are just what a meeting or business conversation needs.
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These have me chuckling joyfully. I can think of exactly where I can use these phrases!
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Understanding Google+ circles and how to use them to build an active, engaged audience on Google Plus continues to be the holy grail that new users, especially businesses, are trying to achieve. Here are the ...
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Excellent article for maximizing Google+ for your business success
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It's easy to get robbed at a seminar. This posting focuses on the psychological techniques onstage con artists use to steal your money.
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And having been scammed myself by a publicity diva who promised getting my work out there, dropping names like The View and Oprah, and posting logos on her website from major news outlets to fool her prey ... and then delivering less than the minimum, I feel this article is critical for everyone to read. I lost thousands. Read this and save yourself the heartache. Also, ALWAYS READ THE Terms Of Service before hiring ANYONE who promises to help you with your business. Some scammers hide behind the TOS to scam you.
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I recently read about a restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia called The Sushi Bar. Even before it opened, it received a lot of publicity for an unusual reason...
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I love this article. The perspective is an important one to understand.
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What are the steps you need to follow to ensure each blog post is optimized for search engines as well as for your readers' interests? Oh my... there are a lot. But to keep me out of overwhelm, I wrote them down, and put them into a flow chart. This is good for days when I'm brain dead and likely to
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Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Here are my top five picks from last week.
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This page not only has great articles, it's a marketing example of how to add content that supports others and oneself.
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Are Facebook ads a waste of money? That's what a popular video called Facebook Fraud is saying. Here's another perspective and some things to consider.
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Can you really use games to increase your brain power? Every day we are bombarded with messages that suggest we can. AARP offers their members (all seniors) a discount on the Posit Science "brain fitness" program.
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Music's interconnection with society can be seen throughout history. Every known culture on the earth has music. Music seems to be one of the basic actions of humans. However, early music was not handed down from generation to generation or recorded. Hence, there is no official record of "prehistoric" music. Even so, there is evidence of prehistoric music from the findings of flutes carved from bones. The influence of music on society can be clearly seen from ...
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Fabulous information about music and it's impact on the brain. This information is available from other sources, however, this piece pulls it all together quite well.
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Excellent ideas for using Pinterest for business and using real business boards to demonstrate!
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One of the biggest challenges nonprofits have is finding content that will resonate with their community. A little known, but powerful way to curate content is with Facebook Interests lists. Interest Lists, if you don’t know, are lists of pages (or people) that Facebook users can create and access from their sidebar.
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Veteran music producer Teddy Riley says the game just changed. And Beyonce just changed it.
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Why do you think Beyonce's marketing strategy worked?
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How to read .prc books with your kindle app
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We recently discovered that the Kindle App, for both iPad and Android tablets, no longer supports .prc file formats.This is a problem for us because all of my ebooks were built in .prc format, which was the standard at the time they were built. Luckily, there is an easy way to deal with this issue. |
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Read our career guidance article, 14 Secrets for Getting People to Like (Even Love) You: Want to turn on the charm? Here's how to do it ...
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Excellent ideas for effective communication and relationship building.
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Some of the same students who were chronically disruptive in one classroom, were attentive and engaged in another. The difference was the teacher and the teaching style employed.
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I must say that these words ring true for not only my personal and professional experience teaching high school students, but also from observations as a classroom coach. I'll never forget a paraprofessional who, like this author, traveled with the students, sharing with me that the well behaved students in my class were completely different in another class citing their poor behavior as disruptive and at times, bullying. I ran a win-win classroom with a no-put-down rule. I didn't punish, I used reality therapy discipline techniques. I, also, was that "nutty" teacher according to my students. What I was doing was working and I was grateful.
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If you are a freelancer, or wish to be one, this is an article not to miss.
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Trello is an app that will allow you to quickly jot down those ingenious ideas — and much, much more.
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Inundated with emails? Losing track of time spent online researching your latest story? Or maybe you have hundreds of ideas in your head? This column shows you some apps to make your life easier.
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Great tools for writers
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How to say a few words: One of the key demands of business is the ability to speak extemporaneously. Whether giving an unexpected “elevator pitch” to a potential investor or being asked at the last minute to offer remarks to a sales team over dinner, the demands for a business person to speak with limited preparation are diverse, endless, and — to many — terrifying.
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Want more Likes & Comments on your Facebook posts? Here are 4 types of posts that are guaranteed to get more Likes & Comments for your fan page.
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Why do we exercise? Some people exercise to lose weight. Others exercise to prevent disease. Some exercise just to feel better or to be healthy. One of the reasons we should exercise is for brain
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Moving With Intention and Learning Movement with intention anchors learning and prepares the brain for learning (Blaydes 2000). Neuroscience supports the link of exercise, physical activity, and movement to improved academic performance. A 2011 study by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that intentional movement and exercise can improve test scores.
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There are now many general-purpose consumer LED bulbs that give off good light. With so many, how can you tell the difference?
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There's been a significant amount of research over the years about how light impacts the brain. All the research indicates that full spectrum lighting and natural lighting are the best "lighting" environments for learning. Now that incandescent full spectrum bulbs are no longer available, what do we do? This article discusses the LED's place in this discussion.
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One of the most critical aspects of an effective content strategy is to understand your audience. When you understand your audience - really get them - your content strategy becomes crystal clear! Ten Ways You Can Use Graph Search to Learn About Your Facebook Fans (Tutorial) In this video, I show you ten ways to…
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voluCreated with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun. Learn more and get Haiku Deck: www.haikudeck.com Via Dr. Karen Dietz, Javier Sánchez Bolado, Juergen Wagner
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I use Haiku Deck to create slides for every single presentation I create. It has revolutionized how I think about my presentations. I take screenshots, save to my camera roll and then add to my PowerPoints. Haiku Deck is now available through a standard browser, also. 
Dr. Karen Dietz's curator insight,
February 8, 2014 12:45 PM
For your weekend pleasure, here's a SlideShare program and each slide contains a story that is only 33 words. Yes -- only 33 words! It just goes to show that yes, you can write and tell very short stories. While most of these are non-business examples, I bet you are creative enough to write 33-word stories for your business. Imagine populating those on your website and in emails. Or tweets. So here's the challenge -- share your 33-word biz stories (DUE SAT. 2/15) in the comment section below. I'll choose the top 3 winners and send each a free copy of my new book with Lori Silverman Business Storytelling For Dummies. Have fun! This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it
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February 10, 2014 2:46 PM
My biz story colleague Madelyn Blair at Pelerei submitted these 33-word stories. Thanks Madelyn! 1. He couldn’t read everything his boss read in 24 hours a day. Then he learned the secret. His boss didn’t read everything. He soared, relaxed, and left guilt behind.<br>2. The audience was restless after three presentations. Could she connect with this group of suits? Terrified, she began her story. The audience stilled to silence.<br>3. New players were joining the team. Where would they fit? As they told their stories, gaps suddenly were being filled. Ahh.<br>4. I didn’t know what to buy until she told me the story of the designer and his vision. I saw it, too. The decision became easy.
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This article isn't dedicated to neuropsychology, however, as you might've assumed, but rather to brain trainers. The author is also trying to evaluate how appropriate it is to claim that a brain can actually be trained.
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Do you feel a brain workout app/program works? I'm curious about this tool Luminosity is very popular - it's marketed very well. Does it really work? 
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August 24, 2013 2:06 PM
Do you feel a brain workout app/program works? I'm curious about this tool Luminosity is very popular - it's marketed very well. Does it really work?
Susan Gingras Fitzell's curator insight,
December 15, 2013 11:29 PM
Do you feel a brain workout app/program works? I'm curious about this tool Luminosity is very popular - it's marketed very well. Does it really work? |
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