Why We Should Care About Slide Design Love it or hate it, many of us regularly have to give presentations. That means making slides. Only, most of us never get any formal education in slide design. Not that one has to have a formal education to design good slides. It just means there’s a lotContinue reading “Better Slide Design Through Science”
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Self-Awareness and Empathy as Trainable Skills
I’m going to open today’s newsletter with what might be a controversial opinion: I don’t believe in natural talent. I believe in training, practice, and passion. When you see someone who has mastered a skill—such as playing an instrument, performing a one-armed handstand, or becoming a chess grandmaster—what you are seeing is the result ofContinue reading “Self-Awareness and Empathy as Trainable Skills”
Networking for Equity
Professional networking is a powerful multitool for community building, productivity, and career success. For fans of the long-running BBC show Dr. Who, you can think of your network as the sonic screwdriver of your career. In the show, a sonic screwdriver could do anything narratively convenient that the Doctor needed it to do: send andContinue reading “Networking for Equity”
Sustainable Networking 