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How To Conduct Effective Meetings at Work

Guide to Effective Meetings

Note from Celes: This will be the final guest post from Cornel and the last post in the Corporate Career Column. I would like to thank Cornel for his amazing contributions in the past three months: from the three-part office politics series, to the work-life balance article, to today’s post on how to conduct effective meetings. Be sure to swing over to his blog, Poise…

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Posted May 21 by | 10 Comments
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Have a Presentation Coming Up? 5 Things To Note for Your Next Presentation

Working on Laptop

Most of us procrastinate. Be it for that big project deadline, impending examination, exercising or even… the dreaded taxes. We try to keep it off our mental enclaves for as long as we can until it dawns upon us that time suddenly becomes a precious commodity. At the eleventh hour, our productivity seems to peak dramatically as it is now negatively correlated with the time…

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Posted May 10 by | 8 Comments
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A Handy Spelling Guide: 20 Words You Need To Stop Misspelling Today

Spelling Bee Contest

Can you spell? How does your written word compare to your spoken English? Reading comments online, I have noticed that there are people who write flawlessly, while there are people who have spelling and grammar mistakes littered all over their writings. While there is no prize in life for the best speller, making empirical spelling mistakes in your writing can distract people from your core…

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Posted Apr 5 by | 32 Comments
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Your Ultimate Presentation Guide: 21 Ways to Deliver Interesting and Engaging Presentations

Crowd Cheering

“What if… what I’m saying is not interesting to my audience?” Of the many concerns I get from the clients I have coached, the fear of being uninteresting (or boring) is probably one of the most common ones. After all, you’re presenting a crowd of people whom you don’t know well. Yet, you have to take it upon yourself to present your content and vulnerability…

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Posted Apr 2 by | 5 Comments
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9 Essential Tips to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking

Overcome Fear of Public Speaking

Note from Celes: Hi everyone! Today I would like to introduce to you the second guest writer to join the PE family. He is Benjamin Loh, an Executive Speech Trainer and Coach based in Singapore. Ben and I met over four years ago in a personal development workshop. At that time, we had a very short exchange and didn’t get the chance to know each other. It…

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Posted Mar 4 by | 40 Comments
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Ask Celes – How Can I Turn My Weakness Into a Strength?

Ask Celes

Hi Celes, my resolution for 2013 is to turn my weakness into a strength. Do you have any idea how to start ? Thank you. ~ irazhane Any weakness can be turned into a strength. Likewise, any skill you have can also be turned into an expertise. It all boils down to practice. Have you heard of the 10,000 hours rule? It basically says that when you…

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Posted Dec 12 by | 15 Comments
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5 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Business Proposals (or Any Pitch for That Matter) [Examples Included]

Writing a Business Proposal

I often receive business/collaboration proposals and pitches for PE. Many of them end up in the “Archive” folder. Only a handful gets my attention, and for those that do, it’s usually due to (a) a match in business needs and (b) good pitching skills. Today, I want to share five common mistakes to avoid when writing business proposals, or any pitch for that matter. While…

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Posted Nov 27 by | 15 Comments
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How To Increase Your Learning Multifold with This Simple “Hack”

Increase Learning

Do you want to learn faster than anyone else? Do you want to retain the key information from every book you read, every class you attend, every podcast you listen, and every conversation you are a part of? How To Increase Your Learning Multifold If you truly want to learn more and learn faster than anyone else, here’s one simple yet crucial learning hack I have…

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Posted Aug 16 by | 20 Comments
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How To Give Constructive Criticism in 6 Steps

Color Pencil

“People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.” ~ A. C. Benson. Have you ever given suggestions which were subsequently ignored? Have you ever given critiques which were not well received? Have you ever wanted to give constructive criticism on something, but held back from doing so because you did not know how to convey your intentions across? How To Give…

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Posted May 15 by | 15 Comments
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10,000 Hours in Bejeweled

Bejeweled 3

Bejeweled is a popular tile-matching puzzle game that involves matching 3 (or more) jewels of the same color in a vertical column or horizontal row. It’s available on many present day consoles as well as on PC and Facebook. More than 75 million copies of Bejeweled have been sold, and the game has been downloaded more than 500 million times since its launch in 2001. Top Player in…

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Posted May 7 by | 7 Comments
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10,000 Hours To Develop Talent

10,000 Hours

In the book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell studied the “outliers” – i.e., the most successful people of the world, including sportsmen, business people, musicians and scientists, to understand key factors behind their success. He found the key denominator to all their success isn’t natural aptitude as many like to believe. Having a high IQ doesn’t guarantee success : There is supposedly no…

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Posted Aug 11 by | 5 Comments
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