Excellent entry on lifehack.org. We all argue. It’s just part of life. Try to avoid it if you can. But if you do it, you might as well do it right. These points tell you exactly how. * Never Accuse your opponent of being wrong. * If you realize you made a mistake admit it immediately. * Be pleasant. * Get your opponent saying “yes” It is a proven technique. * Let them talk. “Enough rope,” “digging a hole” all that. * Be receptive. We’ve already established we could be wrong. * Make it their idea. * Play on their…
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Do you want to become a better communicator? A better speaker? Do you want a guarantee with that as well? I’m serius. Join a Toastmasters club! You will become a better communicator, a better speaker, and a more confident person. That’s a given. I’ll tell you my story. I joined the Fairleigh Early Birds Toastmasters in Rutherford, NJ a year a half ago. I was a chicken then: I did not want to speak in a group; I was afraid to speak; I had no eye contact. I was just a bad communicator. Since joining Toastmasters, I have become more…
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I will give you two tips on how you can make your cover letter better. One, make sure that it is actually read by the recipients. How? The answer is simple: Grab their attention right away. How do you do that? You need to put an attention-grabbing statement right away in the letter. (Did I grab your attention in the opening statement of this post?) For example, you might start (I like this one): “THREE reasons why I believe I may be the candidate you’re looking for to fill [the position].” Read the whole article by Jimmy Sweeney here. Two,…
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Writing, Briefly by Paul Graham is a great set of tips and tricks on how to write better. I like to listen to the best and learn. I said it before, Paul Graham is one of the best writers I know. Listen to him and learn. Read his essays.
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When she was home from her boarding-school I used to see her almost every day sometimes, because their house was right opposite the Town Hall Annexe. She and her younger sister used to go in and out a lot, often with young men, which of course I didn’t like. When I had a free moment from the files and ledgers I stood by the window and used to look down over the road over the frosting and sometimes I’d see her. In the evening I marked it in my observations diary, at first with X, and then when I knew…