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The Student's Guide to Acquiring Free Food (and Networking)
Are you a student? Have you had a free meal yet today? If not, you're missing out. On just about any college campus, there's free food all over the place ripe for the picking. Reader Theteapotparty...
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Choose an Uncomfortable Seat to Stay Awake in Meetings
We all know how rough it is to stay awake in a boring meeting, whether it's a big company-wide event or just a small team discussion that's just a little too long. Find a seat where you have to...
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Begin a Meeting or Call with What You Want to Accomplish
We've all been in dreary, unnecessary meetings. If you have to have a meeting or conference call, tell everyone at the beginning what you'd like to accomplish by the end of it so everyone stays on...
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The Science of First Impressions (and How to Use It to Your Advantage)
If there's one thing I've learned over the past five years of working as a journalist, it's that success can come down to the two seconds after you first meet someone. First impressions can make or...
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How to Stay Focused and Engaged in Long Meetings
Meetings are an inevitable part of the job for many people, and sometimes you know you're going into a meeting that will drag on and on. How do you prepare yourself to be engaged and alert? Here's a...
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What's The Best Online Presentation Creation Tool?
Creating a mesmerizing presentation is more than stitching slides together, sure, but a good presentation tool certainly helps keep your audience's attention. Some of the best are on the web and easy...
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Five Best Online Presentation Creation Tools
You don't have to download an office suite to build great-looking presentations for work, a talk, or school. There are plenty of online options that work well from any computer with a web browser,...
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Most Popular Online Presentation Creation Tool: Prezi
Building a great presentation doesn't mean downloading a huge office suite. You have tons of options that are always-online, let you collaborate with others, and even break the slide deck mold. Last...
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Make Your Appointments for 30 Minutes, Not an Hour, to Waste Less Time
When you schedule time for your appointments, you'll probably find a way to fill that time, whether you need it or not. So, the next time you need to schedule a meeting, don't give it an hour. Make 30...
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AnyMeeting Sets Up Conference Calls in Minutes with One Email
Love them or hate them, setting up conference calls can be just as bad as sitting on one. A new feature from AnyMeeting, one of our favorite video chat services , makes the setup part easy. Just CC...
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This Checklist Makes Sure Your Next Meeting is Productive One
No one likes wasting time in meetings, but it happens. To spend your time more efficiently, it helps to have a plan in place. Use this checklist to make sure your next meeting is more productive.Read...
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Decide if a Meeting is Worth It With These Four Questions
Not every meeting needs to be a meeting. Some could’ve just been emails or even a quick message. Before you schedule (or attend!) a meeting, ask yourself these four questions to determine if it will...
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To Refocus an Interrupted Meeting, “Listen, Validate, and Redirect”
A meeting can quickly lose focus when it gets interrupted. And this is usually a frustrating waste of time. If you’re leading a meeting and it gets sidetracked, here’s how to refocus.Read more...
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Take Better Notes During Meetings by Thinking Like a Student
Just because you’re writing everything down when you’re in a meeting doesn’t mean that you’re engaged. Absent-minded note-taking isn’t beneficial if you don’t put thought into what you’re writing;...
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Calendly Schedules Meetings with Others Based on Your Availability
Finding a time that’s good for everyone to hop on a call or participate in a meeting often turns into a bad game of email tag. Calendly makes scheduling super simple, by coordinating your availability...
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Get Out of Unnecessary Meetings by Voicing Productive Alternatives
Some meetings can be a complete waste of time , especially when you know your presence isn’t essential. Here is a non-confrontational way to try and get out of those meetings so you can get back to...
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Schedule Shorter Meetings by Changing Your Calendar's Defaults
Meetings can be notorious time wasters. To make them short and to the point, change your office calendar’s default meeting length.Read more...
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Charlie for iPhone Introduces You to Who You'll Meet Before Your Meeting
iOS/Web: Charlie, the web service that gets you ready for meetings by briefing you on who you’ll meet , now has an iPhone app that will get you up to speed before your meeting if you’re on the go. Even...
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Stop Wasting Your One-on-One Meetings with Needless Project Updates
If you have regular one-on-ones with your manager (or if you are the manager), it can be easy to default to giving them boring status updates on your projects. Save yourself the time and bring up...
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Waste Less of Your Time in Meetings with the 10-30-50-90 Method
If you’re someone that automatically schedules your meetings to be an hour long, this method of timing meetings could net you more time to get other things done.Read more...
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