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How Words Work with Jack Fox is about the language you choose and the authority it creates or destroys.In this podcast, you will learn how words and phrases commonly used in lying, manipulation, and avoidance also show up in everyday communication, and why using that language causes people to doubt you, question you, or stop listening.Each episode breaks down a specific language pattern, explains how it functions in deception, and shows how people accidentally use the same patterns when they are trying to explain themselves, defend themselves, or sound reasonable.When you remove the language ...

Standards are the foundation of our educational systems today. Fairness, rigor, and high achievement for all students are the focus of standards-based schools. Yet the standards movement means nothing if it does not improve student achievement in the classroom. In this revised edition, Dr. Reeves provides step-by-step guidance on how to design and implement standards-based performance assessment to make improved teaching and learning a reality in the classroom.

Are we driving off a digital cliff and heading for disaster, unable to focus, maintain concentration, or form the human bonds that make life worth living? Are media and business doomed and about to be replaced by amateur hour? The world, as Nick Bilton—with tongue-in-cheek—shows, has been...

We’ve all had great teachers who opened new worlds, maybe even changed our lives. What made them so great? Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don't know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does exceptional teaching require something more? Building a Better Teacher introduces a new generation of educators exploring the intricate science underlying their art.

A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time A must-read for activists, entrepreneurs, and journalists who want to start local news outlets in their communities Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in...

“Innovation” is the hottest buzzword in business. But what if our obsession with finding the next big thing has distracted us from the work that matters most? “The most important book I’ve read in a long time . . . It explains so much about what is wrong with our technology, our...

Journalists today are inundated with data about which stories attract the most clicks, likes, comments, and shares. These metrics influence what stories are written, how news is promoted, and even which journalists get hired and fired. Do metrics make journalists more accountable to the public? Or are these data tools the contemporary equivalent of a stopwatch wielded by a factory boss, worsening newsroom working conditions and journalism quality?

A fun and fascinating social history of the famed Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary for them to claim equality, power, and authority in...

Europe is facing a work engagement crisis In this eye-opening 4-part series, leadership consultant Søren Jensen sits down with Gallup’s Pa Sinyan to reveal why – and how leaders can turn it around. With over 30 years of global experience, Pa Sinyan shares surprising truths from Denmark and across Europe: What great managers actually do, how leadership shapes wellbeing, and the small shifts that unlock big potential. Compact. Honest. Insightful. Each episode is just 20 minutes. Recorded in 2022, but more urgent than ever. From September 1st, 2025, Søren Jensen will focus all his work ...

In Business Spotlight Audio 3/2015 für Mai/Juni gibt es zwei Spezialthemen. Zunächst geht es darum, wie man in einem Team generell und in einem internationalen Team im Besonderen effektiv arbeitet. Der zweite Schwerpunkt beruht auf einem Test. Dieser befasst sich mit der richtigen Aussprache verschiedener englischer Vokale und Konsonanten, die Nichtmuttersprachlern Probleme bereiten und zu sprachlichen Missverständnissen führen können.

Your Adulting Instruction Manual Life does not come with an instruction manual. It should. You are expected to find a job, handle finances, pay taxes, vote, buy a car, buy property, raise children, and organise committees - all with no instruction manual. This podcast tackles adulting skills in a story-based, easy to consume, format. We talk to experts, doers, and those who are winning in adulting, and share their knowledge with you. This is your adulting instruction manual.

This is for your curious inner child. You can also think of this show as a deep dive into a wide variety of subject matters with 100 experts. On the first season, we had 23 guests from a variety of backgrounds — creative director, infectious disease expert, actor, recruiter, cannabis expert, chef, musician, film director, architect, permaculturist, runner, meditation teacher, chef, sex educator, and mastering engineer among others. Some are old friends, some are people we've just met, but all are human beings in the world who've agreed to have a conversation with us about the things that ...

Join Jef Szi—renaissance acupuncturist and insatiably curious show host—as he guides us into the labyrinths of human nature. Each season and each episode explores a central theme through conversations with guests from diverse traditions: thinkers like Robert Sapolsky, Deb Dana, and Michael Meade, alongside artists, activists, and explorers such as Luis J. Rodriguez, Orin Carpenter, and Dossie Easton. Together, we uncover personal stories and timeless wisdom—insights that stir, resonate, and inspire. Tune in and journey into the forces that shape who we are and how we live as we navigate ...

Do you dream about becoming a full-time RVer but feel like it isn't possible until retirement? Work camping has provided us with the opportunity to live our full-time RV life dreams YEARS sooner than we ever imagined possible! We'll be discussing all things work camping and full-time RV life on this podcast and talking with fellow work campers, employers and other experts to give you the FULL picture of what the work camping lifestyle looks like!

A podcast helping and guiding men to success through stories and comedy and even a little bit of finger-wagging when needed.

Recovery workshops hosted by Reco12 for any and all addictions and manifestations of the disease of alcoholism. All 12 Step fellowships are welcome to present and share, and may use any of their own approved literature as sources.Those included in these recordings are people who have previously spoken in the Reco12 Speaker Meeting Podcast and who have done workshops or other talks on other platforms and have shared those recordings with Reco12 to add to this platform.If you are a Reco12 Speaker (or would like to speak on a future Reco12 Speaker Meeting) and have recordings that you would like ...

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WORK IT LADY PODCAST- PODCAST FOR ALL WOMEN! SPECIAL TOPICS FOR MOMS!Hey Girl! Join the tribe! We've got something for everyone! The goal at WORK IT LADY PODCAST is to bring young ladies, single women, married women and mom's information that will help them have happier and healthier lives. The goal is to help you to think outside the box regarding everyday aspects of life that all women must navigate.Topics on women's health, women's mental health, society & culture, entrepreneurship, small business tips, beauty and personal care tips, fashion, makeup, hair care, skincare, personal ...

Two friends with a podcast about gratitude, self-care, personal growth, and finding happiness - all with a side of levity and laughter.Long-distance friends, we shorten the miles between DFW and NYC in our weekly podcast where we focus on self care, seeking happiness, and trying to live our best life. We add in a splash of neuroscience and talk about what happens in our brains, why we feel and react the way we do, and how to live better, more authentic, more fulfilling, happier lives. In our middle-life years, we decided to share our conversations about adulting, chasing joy, being part of ...

The stories behind the jobs! Der Arbeitsmarkt befindet sich in einem bedeutungsvollen Wandel. Auf der Suche nach einer neuen Stelle suchen die meisten Menschen nicht ausschließlich nach einer Einkommensquelle, sondern nach einer sinnstiftenden Aufgabe, die mehr als nur den Kontostand befriedigt. Dabei spielen bspw. Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben, eigenverantwortliches Handeln, spannende Aufgaben sowie die gesamte Unternehmenskultur eine große Rolle. Gerade wenn es darum geht, junge Talente zu rekrutieren, tendieren Unternehmen dazu, eher zu viel zu versprechen. Damit klappt dann ...