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Is Content Creator a Real Job?
Seems like everyone and their brother wants to be a content creator these days. But is it a real job, a small business, or a total crap shoot?
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How To Get Unstuck
Mathematician and bestselling author Ian Stewart describes how the process of writing his book Letter to a Young Mathematician gave him the chance to reflect upon what sort of unique advice he could give about the nature of mathematical...
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Vietnam's Shadow
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) describes how the experience of the Vietnam War affected his research on classical Athens.
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Television Commercials
This video discusses television commercials and provides an example of a classic television commercial.
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Revising Writing
This video discusses the purpose of, and techniques for, revising writing.
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Using Notes and Visual Aids
Using Notes and Visual Aids explores effective communication skills by reviewing how to effectively use notes and visual aids when giving a speech.
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Using Voice and Body Language
Using Voice and Body Language explores effective communication skills by reviewing ways to use one’s voice and body language to communicate effectively when giving a speech.
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Publishing
Publishing explores the important elements of the publishing step of the writing process.
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Parts of a Script
Parts of a Script explores the structure of a script by explaining the four main parts: list of characters, description of setting, stage directions, and dialogue.
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Classical Athenian Persuasion
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) gives us a detailed view of the ancient Athenian deliberative assembly.
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A Two-Way Street
Stanford University classicist and political scientist Josiah Ober relates how the interests of elites and the general population were intertwined in classical Athens, and how we might be able to harness some of those ancient concepts in...
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Attuned to Their Audience
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) paints a vivid picture of an ancient Athenian assembly, describing how speakers had to find a way to consistently appeal to two very different audiences simultaneously.
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Presentation Techniques 2
“Presentation Techniques” will help students to learn different ways to present information, including through diagrams, graphs, charts, and tables that can be delivered either through physical or electronic platforms.
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Tone and Style
“Tone and Style” Will teach Students to define tone and then determine when it is appropriate to use formal style or informal style.
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Presentation Techniques 1
“Presentation Techniques” explains how to present diagrams, graphs, charts, and tables via physical and electronic platforms.
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Technical Writing
Technical Writing explains the purpose of technical writing and makes a list of examples of focused, specific topics for technical writing.
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ChatGPT Foundations: Creating Effective Prompts
You'll learn about the essential techniques and best practices for writing prompts that elicit accurate, informative, and relevant responses from ChatGPT.
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Google Forms Fundamentals: Previewing your Form
Participants will learn to preview their completed form before exporting/sharing
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Persuasive Writing
Persuasive Writing explains the concept of persuasive by citing the characteristics and describing the purpose of persuasive text.
Tom Nicholas
Postdramatic Theatre - WTF?
A brief introduction to postdramatic and postmodern theatre as first theorised by Hans Theis Lehmann. The first in a series in which I briefly (and, hopefully, accessibly) introduce some core academic concepts and ideas. In this first...
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Dramaturgy - WTF? An introduction to dramaturgy and the dramaturg in theatre
Although originating in the dramatic theatre or narrative theatre, dramaturgy is an increasingly useful notion for describing the affective journey an audience goes on while watching a play or performance. In episode four of What the...
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Subjectively Overwhelmed
Award-winning violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin describes the subjective element that all musicians bring to music-making.
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Subjective Distortions
Award-winning violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin relates the results of the fascinating double-blind tests to determine if expert musicians could tell new violins from old, and muses on how it's really hard to remove subjective...