In the Huffington Post on August 14, 2013, Adam Wexler provided several interesting insights regarding the ways in which LinkedIn is gaining social media prominence over Facebook. As he explains,
Forget your Facebook–Like your LinkedIn!
“LinkedIn possesses an inherent advantage over all of the other social networks: it …
Move in day at Rose-Hulman, when temps reached the 90’s!
At this time of year, as Rose-Hulman first year students arrive and begin orientation, I always like to take a look at the Beloit College Mindset List, an inventory of the Class of 2017. Every year …
(left to right) Ron Blicq, Menno deJong, Carol Barnum, Maria Jose Herrera, George Hayhoe, Alan Chong, Bernard Amadei
The annual International Professional Communication Conference brings together members of PCS and others who are interested in a wide variety of communication topics. At this year’s conference at …
Meet the brightest light in the game theory firmament!
When one is in the market for help in improving communication skills, most of us take the same first step: a Google search. This search will turn up some sound, albeit conventional, advice. Let me suggest instead …
Giving a good presentation is key to success as a technical professional.
The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and the IEEE Professional Communication Society are partnering this year to bring communication content to members of both societies. In case you missed it, the webinar entitled “The …
There’s a YouTube video for that.
In a meeting today, several faculty complained that students were spending time in class on their smartphones doing things unrelated to course activities–updating Facebook, sending texts, replying to unimportant email. My question was, why do you allow them to use …
A great musical and grammatically correct!
There are two rules of grammar that I won’t ever give up. The first is the use of a singular pronoun as an antecedent to a singular noun.
For instance, The student handed in their paper late. The singular subject should have a …
At Atomic Object in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the meeting mode is stand up. Then why is the office dog sitting down?
Rachel Emma Silverman, in a recent post in the Wall Street Journal, commented on the growing popularity of stand-up meetings. Also known as a “huddle” …
Thanks to Kim Sydow Campbell, author of the blog Pros Write, for sharing this video from the Arizona State University Writing Centers. ASU asked instructors what they want (or perhaps more importantly, didn’t want) in student email. The examples are universal, I believe!
So, what do EM and IR have to do with Kyoto, Japan, one of the most iconic and historic of all Japanese cities? At first glance, not much, but Kyoto is the site this weekend (February 22-23, 2013) for the 3rd Study Session on EM …
