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Top 5 Presentation Prep Tips For the On-The-Go Professional

Clarity Consultants

As a busy professional, you know that sometimes you need to prep for important presentations on the fly. Whether you are literally reviewing your notes on and airplane, or you need a mental refresh before running in the door, here are 5 prep tips that will keep you sounding on point and on top of things even when on the go. 1. Start with your key talking points.

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Hooray for Catalonia! Despite Police Action, Vote Will Take Place, Tractors Roll In

MishTalk

Despite ballot box confiscation and thousands of police sent by Madrid to stop the independence vote, Catalonia will defy prime minister Mariano Rajoy and the Spanish court. Catalans have occupied polling stations and tractors have rolled into Barcelona to support the vote. (more…).

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Facing the inner critic

Seth Godin Blog

Part of his power comes from the shadows. We hear his voice, we know it by heart. He announces his presence with a rumble and he runs away with a wisp of smoke. But again and again, we resist looking him in the eye, fearful of how powerful he is. We're afraid that like the gorgon, he will turn us to stone. (I'm using the male pronoun, but the critic is a she just as often).

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Top 5 Presentation Prep Tips For the On-The-Go Professional

Clarity Consultants

As a busy professional, you know that sometimes you need to prep for important presentations on the fly. Whether you are literally reviewing your notes on and airplane, or you need a mental refresh before running in the door, here are 5 prep tips that will keep you sounding on point and on top of things even when on the go. The post Top 5 Presentation Prep Tips For the On-The-Go Professional appeared first on Clarity Consultants.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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How To Get Your Crisis Communications Right The First Time

Melissa Agnes

It has taken Equifax several attempts (and CEO’s) to get their crisis communications right, following the massive data breach that has impacted more than 143 million people. What do I mean by “right”, you ask? I mean everything from their tone of care and concern, to admitting their need for improvement, to answering key stakeholder questions and concerns.

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How to Teach Employees Skills They Don’t Know They Lack

Harvard Business

After spending billions of dollars a year on corporate learning, U.S. companies probably assume that their employees have the knowledge and skills they need to carry out their jobs. The employees themselves probably think they’re prepared, too, having gone through these exercises. But according to data from industries including academia, health care, technology, manufacturing, retail, sports, and business services, people are actually “unconsciously incompetent” in a typical 20

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Personal Income, Spending, PCE Inflation “Unexpectedly Weak”: Real Income and Prices Decline

MishTalk

The BEA reports “Real DPI decreased 0.1 percent in August and Real PCE decreased 0.1 percent. The PCE price index increased 0.2 percent. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.1 percent.” Unadjusted, personal income in August rose 0.2% as the Econoday consensus expected, but June and July income were revised lower. Consumer spending rose a mere 0.1%.

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My Competitiveness Was Hurting My Sales Team. Here’s How I Realized It

Harvard Business

Want to be surrounded by some of the most competitive people on the planet? Work in sales, where paychecks, bonuses, promotions, and stature are usually tied directly to organizational quotas and individual results. Competition can be a good thing. But often it goes too far — and ironically, performance can suffer for it. Research in recent years shows that sales teams do better when members collaborate with one another.

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Personal Income, Spending, PCE Inflation “Unexpectedly Weak”: Real Income and Spending Decline

MishTalk

The BEA reports “Real DPI decreased 0.1 percent in August and Real PCE decreased 0.1 percent. The PCE price index increased 0.2 percent. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.1 percent.” Unadjusted, personal income in August rose 0.2% as the Econoday consensus expected, but June and July income were revised lower. Consumer spending rose a mere 0.1%.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Samsung, Lee Jae-yong’s Conviction, and How Business in South Korea Is Changing

Harvard Business

Nicholas Blechman for HBR. In late August, Lee Jae-yong, the heir apparent of Samsung, South Korea’s largest conglomerate, was sentenced to five years in prison. Last February Lee was charged on five counts: bribery, illegally transferring assets overseas, embezzlement, concealing criminal proceeds, and perjury, which are seemingly unrelated to one another but all point to one event: the succession of control over Samsung.

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New Fed Playbook? Yellen Out? Warsh In?

MishTalk

In July, rumor had it that National Economic Council director Gary Cohn was a shoo-in to replace Yellen. That belief vanished when Cohn criticized Trump’s response to racial violence in Charlottesville. The smart money now believes former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh is the favorite. Warsh met with Trump today.

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New Fed Playbook? Yellen Out? Warsh In?

MishTalk

In July, rumor had it that National Economic Council director Gary Cohn was a shoo-in to replace Yellen. That belief vanished when Cohn criticized Trump’s response to racial violence in Charlottesville. The smart money now believes former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh is the favorite. Warsh met with Trump today. (more…).

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