writing
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
A brilliant title to Matthew's post. It is an excellent example of the speaking/talking title.
Richard Brisebois
Teaching and Learning
Cellphones in the classroom
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hut3VRL5XRE]
Teaching and Learning
Is PowerPoint a blessing or a curse?
This professor's class notes provide a thorough (and practical) answer that I recommend to students and professors. See also: PowerPoint creators: Tufte is right, but… Presentations and that creature called PowerPoint and How NOT to use PowerPoint for comic relief.
Business Communication
Blogs in Plain English
Another great explanation from common craft... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI] See also Wikis in Plain English.
Email is about the reader
* Email is about the reader, not the writer. Don’t think about what you have to say. Think about what the reader needs to hear. There’s nothing more tedious than an email that starts out with 200 words of self-justification when all it needs is a single sentence
Elevator speech
The four-slide sales pitch
A contest. Also, a great way to think through your elevator speech.
Social capital
Virtual friendship and social networking
The Delphic oracle’s guidance was know thyself. Today, in the world of online social networks, the oracle’s advice might be show thyself. (The New Atlantis)
Strategy
A new version of Porter's five-forces model
Professor Michael Porter published “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy” in the Harvard Business Review in 1979. It has since been used (and abused) extensively by both practitioners and academics. Porter recently re-visited the article and the model. The new article is available online. Here is a 13-minute interview
Buzzwords
On buzzwords
Most things end up as rubbish. Words follow this cruel trend. Yet some of then can be saved from such ignominy. All it takes is to remember that language is not only a means of communication but also an artifact, a thing of beauty. Those who pay attention to the
Teaching and Learning
Students choosing a major without advisement
Know your audience
Everyone's a peer. Live with it.
It’s a new world out there. We can’t go around saying “But Miss, they’re not listening to me”. We have to earn the respect of our peers. But remember, in a networked society, everyone is a peer. Your professors. Your children. Your subordinates. Your bosses. (confused of
Teaching and Learning
Stuff: the whole story
A 20-minute video that will surely trigger a much-needed debate in your classroom.