Nonverbal communication has lately received a lot of attention. Also known as a “silent language”, since we can send and receive messages without saying an actual word. When it comes to non-verbal communication among cultures, the problem occurs when the differences aren’t known, nor taken into consideration. It happens that some gestures are misinterpreted due to culture…
Job Interview – Expect the Unexpected
The very thought of a job interview makes us freeze. Interview itself is scary enough. We want to do our max and leave a great first impression. But, is it always that way? Coming up with an answer to standard questions such as “What is your greatest weakness?” or “Where do you see yourself in…
How to Make Stress Your Friend
“A little stress is good, too much stress is bad and understanding it can be everything.” Modern life is full of rush, hassles, deadlines, frustrations and demands. We all deal with stress on a daily basis. It’s unavoidable. Minimizing it is something we should work on every day. In small doses, it helps us stay focused, energetic…
Business Communication
Online communication dominates in the business world. If written poorly, we could lose our reputation. Before you start applying for a job vacancy, internship or just writing a regular email to your boss, colleague or a business partner, firstly check your own email. It’s very important to avoid any random numbers, pets’ names, nicknames, favorite…
Dressing for an Interview
“What job seekers wear on an interview is often seen as a test of their familiarity with the company and industry.” – Lisa Quast Even though the most important thing on an interview is our skills, knowledge and competencies, still the first impression is crucial and hard to be changed. According to the research done…
How to Give a Good Presentation
“The mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the minute you are born and never stops until you get up to speak in public.” – Roscoe Drummond Public Speaking can be very stressful. We all get even a bit anxious when we need to speak in public, no matter if we’re beginners or professionals….
How to Create a Good Presentation
“It takes one hour of preparation for each minute of presentation time.” – Wayne Burgraff Will a presentation be good or bad depends on the actions we take from start to finish. We should all learn how to create and give a good presentation, regardless of our profession. We all need good presentation and public speaking…
Creative Problem Solving
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” – Albert Einstein Creativity lies in each one of us. It’s a gift we all have. Unfortunately, a lot of people aren’t aware of it, nor allow it to be expressed because they think their ideas aren’t worth sharing. Innovation and creativity are very important segment of our personal growth…
Team Building – Success Through Game
“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro Don’t we all remember our school trips, football or tennis matches, playing billiards, bowling or having any other extra activity in the company we work in or organization we were a part of? Whenever team building is mentioned, people usually just roll…
The Importance of Feedback
“There is more useful data in a negative feedback as there is in positive feedback.” – Jack Canfield In order to biologically survive, we need to breathe; in order to survive among each other, we need to communicate. Feedback is very important for all of us as an essential part of effective learning. It helps…
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