Linked – Why We Should Be Having More Meaningful Conversations
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Linked – Why We Should Be Having More Meaningful Conversations

This kind of research goes hand in hand with much of the research on social media. Do happy people naturally connect with people better and have more meaningful conversations? Do unhappy people spend more time on social media having shallow interactions? Further research is still needed, because it’s not clear whether people make themselves happier…

Linked – Four Tips to Help Manage Your Classroom Time
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Linked – Four Tips to Help Manage Your Classroom Time

I’ve always said that nothing gets you a bad review from training feedback faster than running over on your time. If you promise students they will be finished with class at 5, you’d better be finished by 5. (Before is even better!) These tips are fairly obvious, but something I’ve seen a lot of people…

Linked – In-Person Networking in the Era of Social Media
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Linked – In-Person Networking in the Era of Social Media

I would agree with this Social media is great, but don’t let it take the place of more traditional forms of networking in your professional life. When the opportunities present themselves, attend conferences or other events where people within your field are likely to attend. Strike up conversations and be social with others. Don’t be…

Linked – Dictate – Speech Recognition for PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
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Linked – Dictate – Speech Recognition for PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

This seems interesting, especially for Outlook. Now, if they could just make a Mac version and a mobile version. But hey, if you’re an Office user on Windows, a free tool to dictate quick emails might be useful to you. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/06/dictate-speech-recognition-for.html Image by JeepersMedia