Facebook Didn’t Seem To Care I Was Being Sexually Harassed Until I Decided To Write About It | HuffPost
While his genius may be largely uncontested, Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of Facebook is badly adrift from reality. He paints the social media behemoth he founded in 2004 as a tool “to bring the world closer together,” but in many ways, it has become an indispensable...
Abbreviated pundit roundup: Trump’s history of lying, Conway’s defensiveness and more
On the topic of Kellyanne Conway’s reaction to CNN’s question about her husband’s anti-Trump tweets, Michael Tomasky calls her a “conservative snowflake”: [C]ome on. It was a totally reasonable and legitimate question, as Bash told my colleague Matt Wilstein Monday ....
The Misinformation Effect
The misinformation effect refers to the tendency for post-event information to “interfere” with the memory of the original event. This lesson describes how memories are reconstructed, not replayed.
Researchers have shown that introducing even relatively subtle information following an event can dramatically influence how people remember. Updated Feb. 24, 2024
Self Assessment Survey
This lesson is another Self Assessment Survey intended to help us discover our communication strengths and weaknesses.
Conservative’s Defense of Amy Coney Barrett’s Religion
Conservative's Defense of Amy Coney Barrett's Religion The post below provides evidence of selective perception. Specifically, the evidence of Selective Perception is the Conservative's defense of Amy Coney Barrett's religion. GOP Defends Amy Coney Barrett’s...
5 Communication Skills Needed to Thrive in the 21st Century
5 Communication Skills Need to Thrive in the 21st Century Focus on Intent Honesty - Sync between Verbal and Non-verbal Active Listening Brevity Take Responsibility for Communication Problems
Modes of Persuasion
Ethos, Pathos & Logos: Aristotle’s Modes of Persuasion The Greeks are good at a lot of stuff. Weddings. Smashing plates. Growing (and marinating) olives. But, unbeknownst to many, they also have a rich history in advertising. Before Ogilvy, there was Aristotle....
eLearning Trends
Training remote learners and driving performance gain over distance is the new reality. With an increase in work from home, it has led to a need to have an Agile and Flexible Digital Workplace. Organizations need to create a digital workplace that can easily move from...
The Origins of Identity Politics
Identity politics is all around us. Whether you know it or not, we are all bathing in it. Some Americans have embraced it gladly, while others have simply become inured to it and no longer bat an eyelid. Many others, however, have begun to take notice, and to them something does not seem right.
Look Good on a Video Call
Look Good On A Video Call I started selling video conferencing in the '80s. Back then, there wasn't a lot of bandwidth and equipment was expensive. But, as Moore's Law has proven, things got a whole lot faster and a whole lot cheaper. Today, you can do virtually the...