It is very critical that you stand out and succeed in your current job before you start searching for other jobs. Marketing and personal branding guru Seth Godin talks about being indispensable, but how do you do that exactly? Succeed in your job by differentiating There are solid reasons why differentiating with competitors is one […]
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Previously, I posted five steps to improve your presentations In this article, you will learn five simple steps to develop great content for your presentations. Outline A good outline of a talk, in which you prime the audience for enticing climax, is: why questions > how questions > power phrases > provide answers (repeat for […]
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There are three key things for a great and effective presentation: content, presentation, and delivery; to improve your presentations you must work on all three. In this post, however, I will focus on content and presentation. First, let me clarify what I mean by presentation and how it is different from content. The content of […]
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I have noticed that in various discussions people usually agree or disagree based on their internal agreement model or matrix: whether the point in discussion is right or wrong whether it would benefit them a.k.a “what’s in it for me” if it doesn’t impact them at all. If you want to persuade people to take […]
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It is hard to overstate the importance of critical thinking in today’s knowledge economy. In this post, you will learn about critical thinking skills, how to develop them, and resources to help you further. Imagine yourself taking the blame for assessing that Iraq possessed WMDs. Various committees found that managers “did not encourage analysts to […]
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