Michelle Mazur
Ah Valentine’s Day! The holiday made up by greeting card companies to give happy couples something to look forward to between Christmas and the long slog to spring. Whether you’re happily coupled, celebrating Singles Awareness Day or boycotting the whole stupid mess, one thing is for sure we’ve all been on lousy dates. What was…
Read MoreNote from Michelle: Today’s guest post is from my friends over at Puffingston. I’m not a Prezi expert (nor do I play one on TV), so thankfully Luke Goetting can walk you through this PowerPoint alternative. Dr. Mazur and her contributors have produced many helpful articles on the good, bad and ugly of PowerPoint. As…
Read MoreHave you ever gotten a piece of bad advice? Once I gave a speech about leaving a great job in paradise to pursue happiness in my personal life, and a piece of feedback I got was “You should wear a grass skirt and coconut bra when you give this speech.” There’s about a million reason…
Read MoreFeeling nervous about an upcoming presentation or speaking engagement? You might be encouraged to know that some of the confidence you feel while on-stage will depend on how you’re dressed. The Journal of Experimental Psychology explored this theory last year and found that people wearing white lab coats performed better on their work tasks because…
Read MoreI’m an awards show junkie. The movies. The dresses. The Jennifer Lawrence (who does NOT love her…seriously). And even the speeches. By most standards the acceptance speeches are pretty awful. Every once in awhile you get a Christoph Waltz or Robert Downey Jr. who makes speaking look effortless and ooze confidence. Most of those stars…
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