Better Presentations: How to Stop ‘Rough-Drafting’ and Learn to Speak with Precision
By Marsha Hunter, writing for Attorney at Work… When we speak, why do we so often fail to finish our sentences? Linguists must know the answer to this question, but I am at a loss. All I’m sure of is this: Lawyers find it difficult — often impossible — to finish sentences. They have some […]
When Do We Actually Need to Meet in Person?
From Rae Ringel, writing in the Harvard Business Review… Three days in the office, two working from home? Or two weeks in the office, then two at home (or some other, more alluring remote locale)? Everyone in all the time, like in 2019? These are some of the options leaders are considering as they grapple […]
Troll Farms Reached 140 Million Americans a Month on Facebook Before 2020 Election, Internal Report Shows
From Karen Hao, writing in MIT Technology Review… In the run-up to the 2020 election, the most highly contested in US history, Facebook’s most popular pages for Christian and Black American content were being run by Eastern European troll farms. These pages were part of a larger network that collectively reached nearly half of all […]
Why Women Face Different Standards on Zoom and What to do About It
From George Bradley, writing in PRNews… Research from The Harris Poll shows 39 percent of women, but just 25 percent of men, turn off video during Zoom calls. That’s a fairly significant difference. In addition, when they turn on video, women are more likely than men to prepare (do their hair, change clothes or clean visible workspaces). […]