This video recounts the early life of Frederick Douglass, born a slave in Maryland in 1818. It highlights his challenging childhood, separation from his mother, and harsh experiences under slavery. The narrative connects his life story...

This video unpacks hyperbole, a figure of speech that uses intentional exaggeration for emphasis or humor. It demonstrates hyperbole's widespread use in literature, referencing works by Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll, and includes an...

This video explores how writers use the literary element of atmosphere to create specific feelings about a place or setting within a story. It distinguishes atmosphere from mood and uses examples from Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and...

This video explores paradoxes in literature, explaining how they present self-contradictory statements that reveal deeper truths. It discusses examples like "wise fool" and "bittersweet" and examines George Orwell's use of paradox in...

This video guides viewers through comparing fractions using squares, circles, and number lines. It introduces symbols for 'greater than' and 'less than', and demonstrates how to use these symbols to compare fraction sizes. The video...

Authentic leadership is still a relatively new and under-researched topic. It first came to wide attention with the 2006 best seller, ‘Why Should Anyone be Led by You’, by British academics, Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones. But it goes back...

Is Britain's Real Monarch Living in Australia?

John Goldthorpe and his colleagues offer us a sociological model of workplace motivation: Work Orientation Theory.



Goldthorpe's theory is culturally rooted in 1960s Britain. But I do think the principles underpinning it are...

Do not underestimate how important the non-verbal aspects of negotiation are. In this video, we look at body language and other non-verbal cues we give, while negotiating.

What is a Team? <br/>
This is the first video in a new course on teams and team-working. So we need to start at the beginning and establish what we mean by the term 'team'.

When you have a team under pressure, what can you do to support them and return them to a high-performance state?

In readying yourself to lead cross-cultural teams, here are ten of my best practical tips... with a bonus on the end!

One of the four parameters in the Trust Equation (see our earlier video:    • What is the Trust Equation? - Gravita...  ) is Credibility. If people don't see you as credible, they won't trust you.



So, how can you acquire...

Building rapport is one of the core principles of NLP. And so, as you’d expect, NLP has a lot to say about how best to do rapport building.

This is a short video that looks at the impact of style and presentation on your gravitas. You'd expect that these superficial elements are of little importance to gravitas.



Style and presentation are, indeed, very much...

In this video transcript, the process of solving an absolute value equation is explained step by step. Both solutions are then verified by substituting them back into the original equation.

This video provides an overview of jet aircraft technology and speed capabilities, highlighting the design and function of jet engines and wings. It explores the concept of supersonic speed and mentions some of the fastest jets ever...

How I deceived myself

In this video, we will work on a hands-on exercise of creating a billing alert on the AWS service.

This is a continuation of the previous lesson, where we will continue validating the information we place on the form before checking out.

Here, we will explore the Boolean function used to determine if an expression or a variable is true.

In this lesson, we will understand comparison operators to compare the quality or difference between variables or values with examples.

History is full of examples of Black excellence. And because children are master mimics, If She Can Do It, I Can, Too highlights achievements of women in Black “herstory.” Using rhymes, reflection, and research, children can imitate...

AJ really loves football. His dream is to one day play on his school’s football team, but there’s only one problem, AJ is very small. Everyone at school, including his teacher Mrs. Wilson, thinks he won’t make it, but what AJ doesn’t...