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Tips On Preparing For Interviews
1. The Interviewer During an interview, the interviewer puts questions to the interviewee. Interviews can be formal (structured) or informal, depending on the purpose of the interview, such as job interviews, admission to university, or media interviews with politicians or celebrities, top authors, and writers. Before the interview,...
The Process of Communication
As human beings we communicate with each other every day and when we communicate it is with a specific purpose in mind. To interact To inform To find out To influence To regulate To entertain To record You communicate by means of a language that is understood by the person or persons you...
Lost Your Job? Now What?
1) Don’t Panic. Panic releases cortisol and adrenaline, flooding your body with fight or flight hormones. These are great chemicals for mortal physical danger, but they can cloud your thinking and your ability to process information accurately and make wise decisions. If you find yourself dealing...
Words We Don’t Want to Hear – And Other Pet Peeves
“It needs more editing!” Ugh! Every writer’s nightmare. Necessary, but a nightmare nonetheless. And, just when we think we’ve edited with the maximum quality of thoroughness, we’re told to edit again. It’s no wonder writers hate their work once they finally see it in print. I,...
Do You Think You Have Crushing Imposter Syndrome?
I am a writer. An author. I think. Or am I? Who am I to think I’m good enough to call myself a writer, an author? Have you ever asked yourself these questions? Wondered if what you have written is really worthy of publication? Worthy of...
What I Learned from Reading Tolstoy
I still remember a few years back when I made the resolve to read and finish War and Peace. I read whenever I could find the free time including my lunch break at the office. One of my co-workers gave me a pat on the...
How Covid-19 Isolation Can Improve Your Writing?
Writing is a very solitary occupation. We sit alone, for hours at a time, writing, researching, reading, and writing some more. For many of us writers, social isolation is not something we save for world pandemics. It’s our way of life. But, even for the...
How To Focus Your Mind On The Positive
Throughout life, each of us has to face some tough situations, that's just life. Life is full of challenges and problems but life is what you make it. By practicing positivity through these challenges, not only when everything is going your way, you will overcome...
How To Keep A Positive Mental Attitude In Stressful Situations
In the present situation we find ourselves in with the Coronavirus outbreak, it is vital to our health that we can maintain our mental and physical wellbeing. The way we perceive our surroundings will have a major influence on how we deal with the current...
Common Networking Mistakes to Avoid - Part 2 of 2
5. Not Giving the Relationship Time to Develop Any type of relationship takes time to grow. Before you ask for anything from the other person, get to know them and cultivate the relationship. People are more willing to help those they have established relationships with than...