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Questions and Statements
“Questions and Statements” explains questions and statements, giving several examples of each.
Great Big Story
Jerron Paxton, Reviving America's Musical Heritage
Join Chris Funk in exploring the life of Jerron Paxton, a young virtuoso breathing new life into century-old music.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Stephanie Burt - Teachers Make a Difference - John Burghardt & Helen Vendler
In this video, Stephanie Burt, a literary critic and poet at Harvard University, recounts how two influential teachers, John Burkhart and Helen Vendler, profoundly impacted her educational journey. John Burkhart, a high school English...
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A Mental Health Journey of Understanding, Acceptance, and Hope
This video emphasizes the importance of a better understanding and acceptance of psychotic conditions through scientific advancements, education, and combating stigma. It highlights the value of early identification, comprehensive...
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Evolution of Music Consumption: From Downloads to Internet Radio
This video discusses the evolving landscape of music consumption, focusing on the shift towards downloading music directly to MP3 players and the challenges posed by illegal file sharing. It highlights the impact of file sharing on...
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Hearing vs. Listening: Understanding and Protecting Our Auditory Health
The video differentiates between hearing and listening, explaining how our ears constantly pick up sounds while our brain chooses what to focus on. It covers how sound loudness is measured in decibels, with examples from everyday life,...
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How to Win an Argument
Arguments are about persuading someone who disagrees with you, using language. An argument follows rules that are less structured than those of a formal debate. But, there are unwritten rules nonetheless. Let’s look at them.
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Sales Meeting Rapport Building [Sales Process Part 3 of 9]
When your sales meeting starts, do not go straight into selling mode. People buy from people, so your first priority is to create some basic human contact. Start (or extend) your relationship with some basic rapport building.
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Listening Skills - Negotiation Tools
The number one skill for negotiators is communication. And listening skills are the most important aspect of communication. If you want to succeed in negotiation, you MUST get good at listening. So, this is what I talk about here.
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LEAD Your Team: 4 Team Leadership Priorities
Here is a very simple model of four team leadership priorities - which spell out LEAD. Can you guess what they are?
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How to Receive Feedback
If someone offers you feedback, treat it as a valuable gift. We often find it hard to receive feedback - whether it's positive or critical. Let's see how to receive feedback effectively.
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Feedback Failure: What if Your Feedback Doesn't go to Plan?
Feedback can start to seem routine, in a well-run team. But feedback doesn’t always go to plan. In this video, we’ll look at four of the most common reasons why feedback doesn't go to plan – and what to do about each type of feedback...
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Social Awareness: What is it and How to Build it?
Social Awareness is important if you want to manage a successful team. It gives you the ability to put yourself in your team member’s shoes: to understand how they are feeling. At its heart is empathy. Get our Kindle-exclusive companion...
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What is the NLP Meta Model? Precision Questioning and Listening
The NLP Meta Model starts with our ability recognize language patterns that people use, which give away the filters they are applying. Where these filters lead them to make an unhelpful interpretation of events , the second part of the...
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5 Components of a Powerful Sales Attitude
A powerful sales attitude for any salesperson consists of five components. Let’s see what they are.
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Helping Build Understanding in Your Remote Team
A vital part of your role in leading a virtual, or remote team is helping everyone to understand one another’s cultures, expectations, and norms of behavior.
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Developing People in Your Remote Team
As a team leader, you have a responsibility to help your team members develop their skills and build their careers - even in a remote team, when you cannot be with them.
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How to Ask Questions - Negotiation Tools
It's better to judge people on the quality of the questions they ask, than on the answers they give. In negotiation, questioning is a hugely valuable skill. So, in this video, we look at how to ask questions, and discuss 8 types of...
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Make a Good First Impression - Positive Attitude
If you want to make a good first impression, you need to show up with a positive attitude. And there are many attitudes that will enhance your professional presence and personal effectiveness. In this video, we'll look at the positive...
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Mental Presence - Being there, mentally
Presence is that state where people cannot help but notice you are there - in a good way. And one half of the key to this is Mental Presence. Being there, mentally.
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Attending Meetings - Project Presence and Authority
When you attend a meeting, it's a chance to impress in the right way. And to do that you need to project presence and authority. In this video I will give you tips on how to do that.
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How to Build Rapport (Develop your Charisma)
Becoming likeable and having the charisma to attract people to you depends in large part on your ability to build rapport with people. So, in this video, I'll discuss how to build rapport.. and how not to.