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Curated Video
Navigating the Career Path From Public Speaking to Marketing
Caitlyn initially pursued a career in news reporting before transitioning to marketing after completing degrees in communication studies and marketing. She emphasizes the importance of a public speaking course in her undergraduate...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What are Ethics vs Morals?
In Part 1 (of 2), Alex and Dr. Ryan Bisel answer the question What are Ethics vs Morals, give a definition, look at similarities and differences (i.e., ethics vs morals), and give an explanation of why these terms matter today for both...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What is Ethos?
What is ethos in public speaking? We'll look at Aristotle's concept and give practical tips on how to establish good ethos and credibilitY. - Ethos does not really mean "ethics." - Ethos is a persuasive or rhetorical appeal. - A speaker...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Organizational Ethics Explained
Organizational ethics has practical value for today's workplaces and Dr. Ryan Bisel (Part 2 of 2) explains five key ways to have more open conversations about ethically questionable issues.
Curated Video
Debate: Is Encouraging People to Speak Only English Un-American?
Opinions vary about the importance of speaking English in the U.S. Some people believe that it is unAmerican to speak languages other than English, while others believe that speaking multiple languages reflects the essence of what it...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Monroe's Motivated Sequence
Monroe's Motivated Sequence explanation with examples for persuasive speeches.
Curated Video
Julius Caesar 2.1 Performance: Brutus, Lines 44-58
This video examines a key moment from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," where Brutus grapples with the decision to join the conspiracy against Caesar. The scene focuses on Brutus reading a letter that manipulates his sense of duty towards...
US Department of Agriculture
The Hatch Act Illustrated and Explained
All Federal employees must avoid violations of the Hatch Act (the law imposing limitations on the political activities of Federal employees). Diligently observing the Hatch Act and Federal Ethics rules help to maintain the public’s trust...
The Wall Street Journal
Bracing For Impact: AI At Work
Microsoft president Brad Smith discusses whether companies have a responsibility to retrain employees for new work with WSJ Management Bureau Chief Lynn Cook.<br/>
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ron Berger - Teachers Make a Difference
Ron Berger is Chief Academic Officer for EL Education. EL Education guides a network of over 150 public schools in more than 30 states – an organization that partners with districts and charter boards to found public schools in...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ron Berger - The Quality of Student Work
Ron Berger is Chief Academic Officer for EL Education. EL Education guides a network of over 150 public schools in more than 30 states – an organization that partners with districts and charter boards to found public schools in...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bruno della Chiesa - Learning for Better Cultural Understanding
A former diplomat and science fiction editor, among other more exotic jobs, Bruno della Chiesa is a linguist trained at the Universities of Bonn and Paris Sorbonne, where he earned a D.E.a. in 1989. After France (60s-70s) and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Herbert Kelman - Teachers Make a Difference
HERBERT C. KELMAN is the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Emeritus, at Harvard University and was (from 1993 to 2003) Director of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Harvard's Weatherhead...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bruno della Chiesa - Teachers Make a Difference
A former diplomat and science fiction editor, among other more exotic jobs, Bruno della Chiesa is a linguist trained at the Universities of Bonn and Paris Sorbonne, where he earned a D.E.a. in 1989. After France (60s-70s) and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Herbert Kelman - Conflict Resolution
HERBERT C. KELMAN is the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Emeritus, at Harvard University and was (from 1993 to 2003) Director of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Harvard's Weatherhead...
World Science Festival
Faith and Science
For all their historical tensions, scientists and religious scholars from a wide variety of faiths ponder many similar questions—how did the universe begin? How might it end? What is the origin of matter, energy, and life? The modes of...
Extra Credits
Arts Funding - Helping Games that Help Us - Extra Credits
Games have made great strides in the last few years towards public recognition and arts funding in the United States, but all that could fall apart unless we step up to support the programs like the National Endowment for the Arts and...